Changing Console Resolution

RoboticGolem roboticgolem at gmail.com
Mon Sep 6 05:31:11 UTC 2004


/etc/sysconfig/i18n

Comment out the setsysfont line.  =)  Took me FOREVER to find it on my own.

-Matt


On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:25:10 +1000, CB <fedoralist at crispin.cb-ss.net> wrote:
> Scott Talbot wrote:
> 
> >
> >       I don't remember where it is now, there is a list that contains all of
> >the codes for multiple resolutions.  On the kernel line in your
> >grub.conf add vga=792 will get you a high res screen somewhere about 50
> >lines IIRC.  You can alternately put vga=ask which will nag you at boot
> >for a resolution.
> >
> >Scott
> >
> >
> 
> So far so good, thanks. Now on boot my console briefly flips to the new
> mode but then switches back to the default. This seems to be driven by
> /etc/rc.sysinit which calls /sbin/setsysfont. Anyone know what the
> recommended way to customise this would be? Edit rc.sysinit? Or  change
> $SYSFONT? (in which case, where, and to what)?
> 
> Suggestions as to what to read to find out how to make these kinds of
> changes would be welcome.
> 
> 
> 
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