Re: Using console graphics (-s option) on non-standard resolutions

[Reinhard Karcher <karcher1234@gmx.net>]

Am 14.03.2011 20:15, schrieb Daren Krive:
> However all these newer distros change the resolution of the console
> (tty1 – tty6) to something much higher than the standard 80x25 and
> even change the font.  Apparently most people *like* this but I prefer
> to have a standard console.  If I need more space for a Linux session
> I will use a full-screen xterm.
>
> The real problem is however that it seems that these non-standard
> resolutions cause problems for DOSEMU when I use the “-s” option.
>
> If I run DOSEMU with the s- option I get some blue text very briefly
> on the screen and then my whole screen goes blank.  The only way I can
> get things back to normal (that I know of)is to hard-boot my machine
> (ouch).  Running DOSEMU without the –s options works fine but gives
> weird output because the screen is not in 80x25 mode.
>
> So my question is twofold.  How can I prevent Mint (or any other
> distro) from doing something silly with the screen resolution?  Also
> can we get DOSEMU to error out with some nice error message or
> something when this happens?  Or is there some other solution?

You could use dos in X and switch to full screen using ctrl-alt-f.

To configure tty1-tty6 to 80x25, that depends on your graphic card and 
is a linux question you should ask someone, who knows your distribution.

Reinhard


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