On 09/11/2012 03:44 PM, James B. Byrne wrote: > So, I located the Kernel source documents or something approximating > same: > > http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/svga.txt > > >From this I gather that I probably have to reboot the system to > discover what mode to use. Is there another way of getting this info > once the system is started? > > > http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt > > >From this I read: > > Advantages: > > * It provides a nice large console (128 cols + 48 lines with 1024x768) > without using tiny, unreadable fonts. > > Now, I would really like to get back to an 80x24/26 cli console > display, preferably centered on the new monitor. Is this possible? I > would also like the font to be a bit larger, how is this done? > > Is it true, as I have been told, that one can no longer purchase a > 'standard' form factor flat panel monitor? That they only make > widescreens now? Really??? > > http://bit.ly/QDynbw -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 262 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20120911/deb0a45e/attachment-0004.sig>