[DC LoCo] Server Console Resolution

Matthew Gallagher mattva01 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 19 14:56:43 UTC 2012


Try adding vga=792 to your kernel parameters, thats 1024x768 at 24 bit
color depth


On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Michael Haney <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, we're running Ubuntu Server 12.10. We connected our server to a new
> flat panel display, replacing an old CRT, and the console text is now in
> Fly Spec 3. For us its almost unreadable.
>
> I've looked this unique problem up on Google Search but got a lot of
> conflicting solutions, so I'm wondering what any of you would do in this
> situation.
>
> We want to change the Frame Buffer resolution of the Ubuntu Server console
> from whatever its defaulting to in the kernel to a more usable and readable
> 1024x768.
>
> How would I do that? Thanks in advance.
>
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