[SOLVED] How to change console font size on High-DPI laptop (Yoga Pro 2)

daftcat · 10-14-2014, 08:26 PM

I've got most of the hacks I want for this great Yoga Pro 2 except the console (Ctrl-Alt-F1, F2, etc) is extremely small due to the High DPI display.

Where can I change the console font size?

Thanks in advance!

ondoho · 10-15-2014, 01:17 PM

on my archlinux i change the font in /etc/vconsole.conf.
the fonts are in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts.
e.g. FONT=ter-114b (Terminus) corresponds to /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/ter-114b.psf.gz.

daftcat · 10-19-2014, 06:36 PM

I didn't find /etc/vconsole.conf but a little digging and I found this for anyone who is using an Ubuntu-based Linux:

http://www.maketecheasier.com/change...nts-in-ubuntu/

I went with a VGA32x16 font and that has made a huge difference. My consoles are now usable again.

ondoho · 10-20-2014, 01:22 PM

glad you got it sorted & thanks for sharing.

mark solved?