Changing TTY font size in Lenny iMac G3

thebane · 08-08-2012, 10:17 AM

First time poster, LONG time lurker.

So, I installed Lenny on this old iMac to just turn it into a web server (I'm using it as a dedicated file repository for my Xbox). For my purposes, I need the console font to be smaller. I disabled X and work in a purely bash environment.

I tried

Code:

dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

as root, but it kept the same font size. I'm out of ideas.

Specs of my iMac (for those who need it):
http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...s/imac_ab.html

cortman · 08-08-2012, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebane

First time poster, LONG time lurker.

So, I installed Lenny on this old iMac to just turn it into a web server (I'm using it as a dedicated file repository for my Xbox). For my purposes, I need the console font to be smaller. I disabled X and work in a purely bash environment.

I tried

Code:

dpkg-reconfigure console-setup

as root, but it kept the same font size. I'm out of ideas.

Specs of my iMac (for those who need it):
http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...s/imac_ab.html

I think you can do this pretty easily with fbterm.

thebane · 08-10-2012, 09:34 AM

Okay, this thread should be a textbook example of trying EVERYTHING before you post on one of these forums. lol

"What did I forget to do?" you may ask?

I didn't reboot after the dpkg-reconfigure...

So the real issue was that I'm retarded. Fair enough...

cortman · 08-10-2012, 02:30 PM

Lol. We all get mental blocks at times.