How can I change console shell's resolution?
By this I mean the shell when you Ctrl+Alt+F1.
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10, I thought this could be done by changing grub's menu.lst
file by with grub2 I really don't know how to achieve this.
consolegrubresolutionubuntu-9.10
How can I change console shell's resolution?
By this I mean the shell when you Ctrl+Alt+F1.
I'm running Ubuntu 9.10, I thought this could be done by changing grub's menu.lst
file by with grub2 I really don't know how to achieve this.
Best Answer
Edit /boot/grub/grub.cfg Identify a block that looks like this (your current running kernel):
Edit the "linux ..." line and, at the end (after "quiet splash"), leave a blank and add something like "vga=773" or another code, depending on the resolution. Here is a list of codes for various resolutions.
Reboot and the new resolution should be enabled.
The provided link gives a list of modes on one particular system; with the 'hwinfo' utility you can generate a list of modes for your system as follows: