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Fonts in Console

Post by root » Sat, 15 May 1999 04:00:00



Hello everyone.. First time on newsgroups.. so bear with me..
I am running RedHat 6.0 upgraded from RedHat 5.1.  My *X script I am
using doesnt like the font I was originaly using.. I have found a font
and character set that works for me right now.. but it requires a lot of
work to get it working and I dont know why.. I also cant get it to work
from boot.. I have to manualy set it which is a pain.. how would I go
about making my changes stay .. with the font and characterset I am
using.. ??
thanx in advance..

 
 
 
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Fonts in Console

Post by James Le » Sat, 15 May 1999 04:00:00


: Hello everyone.. First time on newsgroups.. so bear with me..
: I am running RedHat 6.0 upgraded from RedHat 5.1.  My *X script I am
: using doesnt like the font I was originaly using.. I have found a font
: and character set that works for me right now.. but it requires a lot of
: work to get it working and I dont know why.. I also cant get it to work
: from boot.. I have to manualy set it which is a pain.. how would I go
: about making my changes stay .. with the font and characterset I am

add vga=ask in your boot parameters. During bootup, it will show all
the ones that are available. Choose the one that you are most
comfortable with and the changed that vga=xx, where xx is the number
as given in the list. My RH comes with default vga=3, which I now
change to vga=5. It can also probe and see what other capabilities
your monitor can handble.

 
 
 
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Fonts in Console

Post by Craig Halverso » Sun, 16 May 1999 04:00:00



> Hello everyone.. First time on newsgroups.. so bear with me..
> I am running RedHat 6.0 upgraded from RedHat 5.1.  My *X script I am
> using doesnt like the font I was originaly using.. I have found a font
> and character set that works for me right now.. but it requires a lot of
> work to get it working and I dont know why.. I also cant get it to work
> from boot.. I have to manualy set it which is a pain.. how would I go
> about making my changes stay .. with the font and characterset I am
> using.. ??
> thanx in advance..


Well I searched and searched.. and I have fixed my own problem.. I am using
SVGATextMode to change my video mode and font at boot up.. this seems to

definatly keep that in mind on any future install's and setups.. :)
 
 
 
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1. keyboard/console fonts vs. X-fonts

i have a problem with using a hi-res display for the Dos console or the
linux console.

in part, i think, it is due to the frequency of the dot clock and/or the
ram speed on the video board.

what i want to do is use a larger font.  this would change the memory
timing (my problem is char morphing).

the QUESTION:  what fonts can i use and where do i find them?  i have
many fonts, but all of them are either windows3.1 or X-fonts.

can i use X-fonts for the dos console font?  if no, where can i find
more dos fonts?  an old dos app, like lotus or word perfect?

thanks,

loren

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