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> > I can stretch the text on my Toshiba Satellite 420CDT by going into SETUP
> > at boot time (ESC-F1) and Text Mode Stretched - Enabled.
>
> Same with the Toshiba 110ct/cs but the stretch is only a little
> better than the nostretch.

Odd.  Mine is full screen stretched.


> > > Read about VESA framebuffer video.

> The VESA  on the 110ct is only 1.2 but youve given me an idea.
> Theres a DOS program called Scitech display doctor, which can
> boost the VESA up to 3. Might be able to stretch the Tosh screen
> under DOS, which would be useful to me. I still use DOS a lot.

http://www.sac.sk/pub/graph/sdd653-d.exe  (DOS only, not 'all platforms').

SciTech worked for me with S3 Virge (framebuffer and xfbdev).

Also with a VESA 2.0 Matrox card - more modes and I think xfbdev worked 
(it used to crash).

However it disabled Xvesa because it is a TSR and Xvesa hates TSRs even 
ctmouse.

https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/baslinux/2007-February/013134.html
and prior and later postings in that thread (I explain how to install it).

> > 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).
>
> Bit odd it doesnt work with that and does with all the rest.
> Surely you dont have the facility to test it with all those
> modules? Theres a lot of them.

Two of the three modules used by cdrom segfaulted until compiled into the 
kernel.  I have had lots of problems using modules, fixed by compiling 
them into the kernel, such as PCI IDE drivers or usbserial.

It worked with a random assortment of other modules that I tested, such as 
slhc and ppp.  I did not test them ALL.

> > http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.2.26/zimafbcd.226 and conffbcd.226
>
> Got the big kernel working ok so think Ill stick with that for a bit.

My smaller kernel does not support vga=ask (svgatextmode).  I can add that 
to Steven's regular kernel (no framebuffer) if you like.

Let us know if SciTech Display Doctor kills Xvesa for you.  Framebuffer 
text may not be worth it.  I still don't have xfbdev working in BL3 as a 
substitute.

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>        Ian.
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