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From: rbt@eurocontrol.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: changing screen to 50 line mode
Date: 22 Jul 1996 11:58:41 GMT
Organization: Eurocontrol EEC, Bretigny, France
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In article <4sr5ck$5t@brians-pc.brians-domain.com>,
Brian Bayorgeon <root@brians-domain.com> wrote:
> I would like to change my screen to a 50 line mode(vs the std 25).
> I didn't have much luck to date.  If some one could point me in the
> right direction I would appreciate it.

You have to load a 8x8 font in order to switch to 50-lines mode. Look into
/etc/sysconfig to find at the beginning the variables to change.

Then, just use vidcontrol on each virtual console you have to display 50
lines on. Man vidcontrol.
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