How to change console resolution?

stormrider_may · 01-27-2006, 09:42 AM

Is it possible to change console resolution? To something like 800x600.
Trie putting vga=788 on lilo but it did not worked.

bigrigdriver · 01-27-2006, 04:50 PM

If you are using KDE, open file ~/.kde/share/apps/konsole/profiles/myKonsole and scroll down to the line which reads something like 'defaultfont=fixed,12,-1,2,50,0,0,0,1,0'. The number 12 after the word 'fixed' is the default font size. Change that to a larger size and save the file.

I don't know if you will have to log out and back in for it to take effect. I leave it to you to discover.

stormrider_may · 01-27-2006, 05:04 PM

thanks for your help but i'm not using any kind of window manager, it's just console.

stormrider_may · 01-28-2006, 05:02 AM

No solution?

cs-cam · 01-28-2006, 05:05 AM

If you can't figure it out by editing your kernel line in grub then go download and install fbset. It'll let you change the res, you could run it in /etc/rc.local do have it done every boot but I'd be working on the vga kernel option.

stormrider_may · 01-28-2006, 10:06 AM

it says i don't have /dev/fb0

stormrider_may · 01-28-2006, 12:18 PM

OK, i writed on lilo vga=ask and selected 132x60. For me it's cool, how can i select this for lilo stop asking me?

egghead · 01-28-2006, 03:17 PM

Open /etc/lilo.conf
Replace vga=ask with vga=number where number corresponds to the resolution in the list that you get with vga=ask. If vga option is not there, add it somewhere on the top of the file.

If you have KDE installed, better set the mode using kickstart.

stormrider_may · 01-30-2006, 04:34 AM

Ok, you mean i have to put 132x60 or put "b" which is the option i choose when it ask me?

egghead · 01-30-2006, 12:41 PM

I think it should be vga=10 or vga=0xa in your case (for 132x60)