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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.erinet.com!inquo!news.seinf.abb.se!erinews.ericsson.se!usenet From: etxofsn@sim15.aom.ericsson.se (Olof Samuelsson FK/M Orust 6546) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: 43/50 line modes with pcvt? Date: 23 Nov 1995 09:29:51 GMT Organization: Ericsson Lines: 29 Message-ID: <ETXOFSN.95Nov23102951@sim15.aom.ericsson.se> References: <48qq1g$p6_001@ornews.intel.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sim15.ericsson.se In-reply-to: jesseb@ornews.intel.com's message of Mon, 20 Nov 95 20:56:16 GMT X-Attribution: Olof In article <48qq1g$p6_001@ornews.intel.com> jesseb@ornews.intel.com (Jesse Brandeburg) writes: > I would like to run one or all of my console (virtual) terminals in (VGA) 43 > or 50 line mode. I have a VGA adapter that I know can do it, and I just want > to know how, or if its even possible! :-) > I have tried changing the terminal definition in /dev/ttys, and I glanced > through the pcvt man page, but I haven't had any luck so far. > I'd appreciate any advice or information, > Thanks, > Jesse i) load the nescessary fonts (man loadfont, this is form memory) loadfont -c 1 -f /usr/share/misc/pcvtfonts/vt220l.808 loadfont -c 2 -f /usr/share/misc/pcvtfonts/vt220h.808 ii) use 'scon' (man scon, this is from memory) scon -s 43 or scon -s 50 /Olof -- -- The opinions and expressions above is the intellectual property of the writer, and may not in any way be interpreted as a statement of LM Ericsson AB. Thanks.