Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
From	TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com>
Subject	Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC
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Organization	telenet.be
Date	2011-05-09 23:51 +0200

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On 2011-05-08, the following emerged from the brain of Mark Hobley:
> I am using Debian on an IBM compatible personal computer. Early in the
> startup process, Debian switches the video font and number of terminal
> lines. How do I disable this switchover, so that my computer remains in
> native video mode using the builtin VGA supplied fonts?
>
> I don't mind editing the scripts to remove the offending switchover code.
>
> Mark.

# dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

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Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-08 13:53 +0000
  Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2011-05-08 09:38 -0500
    Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-08 19:23 +0000
      Debian: Repackaging modified initrd files Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-08 19:52 +0000
        Re: Debian: Repackaging modified initrd files Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-08 20:15 +0000
      Debian: Repackaging modified initrd files Mark Hobley <markhobley@yahoo.donottypethisbit.co> - 2011-05-08 19:54 +0000
        Re: Debian: Repackaging modified initrd files Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-05-08 22:20 +0100
    Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2011-05-10 03:34 +0000
  Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC Aragorn <aragorn@chatfactory.invalid> - 2011-05-08 21:58 +0200
  Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-05-09 23:51 +0200
    Re: Debian: Using the native video card fonts on IBM compatible PC The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-10 03:16 +0100

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