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

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

[Daren Krive]

This is my first post to this mailing list.  Please excuse me if I do
something wrong :-)  I realize some of these might be more generic
“Linux questions” but they all have to do with DOSEMU so please bear
with me.

I have been using DOSEMU for several years and am using it to run
WordPerfect 5.1.  I started off with openSUSE, then Ubuntu for a few
years and now finally I have been using Mint Debian Edition for the
last few months.

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?

Finally would it be possible to get one of the consoles (say tty6 for
example) to boot into DOSEMU automatically so that pressing
Ctrl+Alt+F6 would put me into DOS right away?

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

[Reinhard Karcher]

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

[Daren Krive]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Reinhard Karcher <karcher1234@gmx.net> wrote:
> 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

Hi Reinhard,

I do use the Ctrl+Alt+F feature most of the time.  However the fonts
do not look nearly as good as they do on a native console.  It works
but it isn't the ideal scenario.

I was hoping there would be a larger number of people looking for this
(standard resolution on the console) among DOSEMU users.

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

[Raphael]

I'm not sure if I understand your problem, however I seem to remember 
that tweaking this part of .dosemurc

> # name of the X font that is used (e.g. "vga") default = "" (bitmap fonts)
>
> $_X_font = "vga11x19"
> # $_X_font = "vga10x20"
> # $_X_font = "vga14x30"
> # $_X_font = "vga"

was a help to me getting the right fullscreen font. as you can see, I 
tried a number of different values before coming up with something I 
liked. I also seem to remember that there was a way to add fonts to the 
X window, but it was pretty arcane (and very few of them proved useful 
if I remember correctly.)

-RT


On 03/14/2011 03:47 PM, Daren Krive wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Reinhard Karcher<karcher1234@gmx.net>  wrote:
>> 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
> Hi Reinhard,
>
> I do use the Ctrl+Alt+F feature most of the time.  However the fonts
> do not look nearly as good as they do on a native console.  It works
> but it isn't the ideal scenario.
>
> I was hoping there would be a larger number of people looking for this
> (standard resolution on the console) among DOSEMU users.
>
> Daren
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RE: Using console graphics (-s option) on non-standard resolutions

[Xavier Tarifa]

For getting a Standard 80x25 you have to disable the framebuffer. Look how to do that on your distro, but usually adding vga=normal to the kernel boot parameters or removing any reference to the framebuffer there should do the trick, if I remember correctly.

-----Mensaje original-----
De: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org] En nombre de Daren Krive
Enviado el: lunes, 14 de marzo de 2011 20:16
Para: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org
Asunto: Using console graphics (-s option) on non-standard resolutions

This is my first post to this mailing list.  Please excuse me if I do something wrong :-)  I realize some of these might be more generic "Linux questions" but they all have to do with DOSEMU so please bear with me.

I have been using DOSEMU for several years and am using it to run WordPerfect 5.1.  I started off with openSUSE, then Ubuntu for a few years and now finally I have been using Mint Debian Edition for the last few months.

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?

Finally would it be possible to get one of the consoles (say tty6 for
example) to boot into DOSEMU automatically so that pressing
Ctrl+Alt+F6 would put me into DOS right away?

Regards,
Daren
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