A problem with the terminal

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: A problem with the terminal
started by: gyrenn

Posted by gyrenn on Aug. 14 2007,21:17

Hello all! My first post here.

I'm having a problem with my terminal when I quit X. The text goes to the bottom, and then past the bottom. To see what I have typed or the results of a command I have to hit [Enter] 9 or 10 times.

When X started the first time, it was also the wrong size. I found how to adjust that pretty easily, but I can't seem to find the right search terms to narrow this down.

Any pointers?

Thanks
Gyrenn

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Aug. 14 2007,22:20

You can either change your settings on your monitor...
or boot into some video mode that your monitor is preset (see vga= cheatcodes).

Posted by gyrenn on Aug. 15 2007,00:24

Thanks! I thought the vga/frambuffer stuff was just for X, I didn't think it would affect the terminal (silly n00b that I am). And I should have mentioned that I'm working on an old laptop. What turned out to work was the cheat code: fb800x600

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!