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> > I have the same problem on my 100MHz Satellite 420CDT (and I think on two
> > other Toshiba Satellite CDSs).  Chips & Tech video.  Hitachi lets you
> > 'stretch' the text in DOS with the same video.

I can stretch the text on my Toshiba Satellite 420CDT by going into SETUP 
at boot time (ESC-F1) and Text Mode Stretched - Enabled.

The Compaq Armadas are not so nice.  No stretch.
Compaq Presario has I think full screen but ugly text.

> On some earlier Toshibas the screen could be stretched in text
> mode with a little program called "Ultra" but I couldnt get that
> to work with the Satellites.
> > You can also boot vga=785 or 788 with the 'big' kernel to get nice looking
> > text using framebuffer mode, if your video is VESA 2.0 compliant.  My
> > Pentiums 100MHz or faster are VESA 2.0.  785= 640x480, 788 = 800x600 (all
> > my pentiums can do that).  800x600 gives more columns too (100?).
> > Read about VESA framebuffer video.
>
> Will try when I get the big kernel in place. Thanks Sindi.
>
> > I will attempt to compile a smaller framebuffer/vgaselect kernel for
> > 2.2.26 (or 2.2.27) and put together a 2-floppy BL with it following
> > Steven's instructions.
>
> See how it goes.

I compiled and posted it already.  Works fine for me.  Under 500K and 
works with Steven's modules (except cdrom so I compiled that in).

http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.2.26/zimafbcd.226 and conffbcd.226
I am working on a 2-floppy version with this kernel.  It boots and goes 
online (I need to change resolv.conf to something current) but the second 
disk was defective.

> --
> Bye now,
>        Ian.