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From: Darryl Cousins (darryl@ipage.pl)
Date: Sun 09 Mar 2003 - 22:10:00 IST


Hi,

I have installed svgaib on a Dell Latitude P133. Having 
failed to get X to work I am now trying to get a decent-
looking useable console.
I am following the hint:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO-20.html#ss20.2
to get a 800x600 display.
Booting with vga=7 renders a nice font but uses only 
part of the screen.
Calling savetextmode renders the keyboard unuseable
(no reaction) forcing me to power down and face the slow
fdisk with errors.

Any ideas why svgalib utilities would cause such a 
drastic problem?

With best regards, Darryl

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