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How do I change text-mode
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s***@gmail.com
2006-05-20 09:13:20 UTC
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Hello!

I installed Ubuntu 5.10 on my PowerBook (G4).
In the text-mode (not in x), I want to use it as 80x25.
But it's now 127x48.

How can I change the mode?
I tried svgatextmode program but it doesn't work on powerpc.

Thanks.
Sam
Jack Malmostoso
2006-05-20 09:42:26 UTC
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Post by s***@gmail.com
How can I change the mode?
You have got to find the correct vga= kernel argument. Try googling or
read here:

http://www.waltdnes.org/tips_and_tricks/textmodes.html
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