From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: 48 line console Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:19:18 +0200 Message-ID: <87lkeuzzex.fsf@ambire.localdomain> References: <878xb05ras.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <864plnorgn.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <85ps4ap0kh.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <18024.30252.846428.246125@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <20070607235855.GB1264@muc.de> <18024.36714.594298.928727@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <87fy53qpmh.fsf@ambire.localdomain> <18024.45607.59816.840436@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181287197 5278 80.91.229.12 (8 Jun 2007 07:19:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:19:57 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Alan Mackenzie , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Nick Roberts Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 08 09:19:56 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HwYlI-0007Qa-4M for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:19:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HwYlH-0001oQ-Gm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:55 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HwYlE-0001oB-GU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:52 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HwYlE-0001ny-4K for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:52 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HwYlD-0001nv-Sg for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:51 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-out4.libero.it ([212.52.84.46]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HwYlD-0006O1-FJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:19:51 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (172.31.0.54) by smtp-out4.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4611FF520480E5D9; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:19:19 +0200 X-Scanned: with antispam and antivirus automated system at libero.it Original-Received: from smtp-out2.libero.it ([172.31.0.38]) by localhost (asav-out12.libero.it [192.168.32.40]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id w-UHsn6IRciW; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:19:19 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ambire.localdomain (151.21.37.9) by smtp-out2.libero.it (7.3.120) id 4611FD3804F771AF; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 09:19:19 +0200 Original-Received: from ttn by ambire.localdomain with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HwYkg-0000xm-La; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:19:18 +0200 In-Reply-To: <18024.45607.59816.840436@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> (Nick Roberts's message of "Fri\, 8 Jun 2007 13\:34\:31 +1200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:72467 Archived-At: () Nick Roberts () Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:34:31 +1200 > vga=0x307 results in 64 lines by 160 characters on a > 1280x1024 pixel monitor. see vsafb.txt for more info. I think that might be the problem. When I used vga=ask, my monitor listed about eight choices but only actually provided about three, the maximum number of lines being about thirty. it's a problem until you read vesafb.txt (sorry for the typo above). have you done that? thi