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Old 08-19-2012, 11:17 AM   #1
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resizing the text of shell prompt with networking when switched into recovery mode


i want to resize the text size of shell prompt with networking. when i switch to recovery mode from the grub menu the size of the text appears too big when i drop to root shell prompt with networking.how can i resize it to something i feel comfortable with.
 
Old 08-19-2012, 12:07 PM   #2
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i want to resize the text size of shell prompt with networking. when i switch to recovery mode from the grub menu the size of the text appears too big when i drop to root shell prompt with networking.how can i resize it to something i feel comfortable with.
You can change the "vga=" option in grub, here are some options:

http://www.gregfolkert.net/info/vesa-display-codes.html
 
Old 08-19-2012, 11:54 PM   #3
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You can change the "vga=" option in grub, here are some options:

http://www.gregfolkert.net/info/vesa-display-codes.html

but that only changed the text size of the grub menu.rest when i move to recovery mode the text size is the same.can u temme which specific file to modify.

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but that only changed the text size of the grub menu.rest when i move to recovery mode the text size is the same.can u temme which specific file to modify.
 
  


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