Hey I wanna change suse linux 10 vga settings in text mode to be smaller. and also I want to make suse linux start in run level 3. I wanted the gooey when I need to use suse linux desktop but i didnt install it correctly and I cant figure out how to make it start in run level three with smaller vga settings. hmm while im asking you guys questions lemme think of somemore things to bug you about one second. I cant think of any but if you have any really good ideas that you use when installing linux in text mode please include them cause I like alot of other peoples personal modifications alot of the time. thanks alot again.
errigour wrote:
> Hey I wanna change suse linux 10 vga settings in text mode to be
> smaller. and also I want to make suse linux start in run level 3. I
> wanted the gooey when I need to use suse linux desktop but i didnt
> install it correctly and I cant figure out how to make it start in run
> level three with smaller vga settings. hmm while im asking you guys
> questions lemme think of somemore things to bug you about one second. I
> cant think of any but if you have any really good ideas that you use
> when installing linux in text mode please include them cause I like alot
> of other peoples personal modifications alot of the time. thanks alot
> again.
>
Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst , find/add the vga= setting in the kernel line
of your default boot entry. Try vga=0x317 first.
Kind regards,
Andreas Stieger
errigour wrote:
> questions lemme think of somemore things to bug you about one second. I
> cant think of any but if you have any really good ideas that you use
> when installing linux in text mode please include them cause I like alot
> of other peoples personal modifications alot of the time. thanks alot
> again.
Try the very interesting programs:
vim
screen
irssi
slrn
links
mutt
vlock
netcat
Kind regards,
Andreas Stieger
I did the vga and it looks freeking great. It cant be better man thank you so much. also you never told me how to set linux at run level 3 during startup. I tried using the bootloader but I dont think passing init=3 to the kernel works, have any ideas or am I wrong?
errigour wrote:
> I did the vga and it looks freeking great. It cant be better man thank
> you so much. also you never told me how to set linux at run level 3
> during startup. I tried using the bootloader but I dont think passing
> init=3 to the kernel works, have any ideas or am I wrong?
No, the init= … parameter sets the process to be run when the kernel
is up, usually this actually is THE init process. To temporarily change
the runlevel the system boots into, add just “3” to the kernel line. To
have this a permanent setting, change it in YaST / System / Runlevel
editor. You can also do this manually by editing /etc/inittab :
The default runlevel is defined here
id:5:initdefault:
Change that to:
id:3:initdefault:
This is the “correct way” as opposed to adding “3” in the grub kernel
line.
Note while openSUSE has runlevel 3 set up to be multiuser/network
without X, and 5 adds the graphical interface, this may vary amoung
GNU/Linux distributions. Debian is one example where the desktop runs at
runlevel 3.
Kind regards,
Andreas Stieger
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I was hoping your watching thread still cause I wanted to know if you know of any smaller text settings I can use?
Im looking for something about half the size you showed me earlier. mayby you could post some insight on what thoughs numbers actually mean so that I might be able to understand vga settings better. Thanks again for the help.
Hi
Have a read here on the options;
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions>
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.15-2-default
up 2 days 13:14, 1 user, load average: 0.73, 0.38, 0.26
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 185.13
hey so you know how to reset the vga settings without having to restart your computer?
Hi
Have a look at the man page for fbset
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.15-2-default
up 2 days 14:00, 2 users, load average: 0.24, 0.18, 0.20
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 185.13