rpgoldman at real-time.com wrote: > I can't imagine anyone wanting a non-X windows linux system. Even if > your Mr. Text Mode like me, and mostly use the command-line and emacs, > X is too handy to give up. E.g., I love hopping back and forth > between multiple konsole tabs, like having bigger console and Emacs > windows, like having multiple emacs frames, like having my choice of > readable black fonts on nice mild gray backgrounds, etc., etc. but you can do all that in console, first off compile the fb driver that corresponds to your videocard into the kernel, (in my case it is a neofb) and compile in framebuffer console support. if you do not have a driver for your video card you can try vesafb or better yet vesafb-tng add video=neofb:1024x768-16 at 60 to get a nice big screen, if your video card supporta a higher resolution go for it. use screen or twin to get the windowing abilities. use setterm to change the colours like: setterm -foreground green -background black to get your greenscreen back... or in your case you probably want -foreground black -background white really now... dump that X and free up the memory for more usefull stuff. -- Munir Nassar _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list