I do have one more question, though. My laptop's native resultion is 1280x800, so I went to 1024x768 which makes the font look somewhat "stretched". It's a matter of what you'll get used to but I am definitely interested in more flexibility there.
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I just found my solution here:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/gam...tty-fonts.html
Installing a program called hwinfo (hardware info) and using it to view the vga modes the card is capable of...
Code:
# hwinfo --framebuffer | grep Mode
...lets you find the exact options. Use hexadecimal number as your vga= value in /boot/grub/menu.lst and reboot.