change console resolution

[Sean F]

Romeo Theriault <romeotheriault <at> fastmail.fm> writes:

> How do I change the resolution that is displayed when the
> computer is booting and when I’m not in a window manager.

Add vga=nnn to your kernel boot parameters in /boot/grub/menu.lst, where nnn is
the appropriate value for your particular setup.

I use vga=788 on my system to get a 800x600 console.

There are some sample values at:

http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/console_mode.htm

(the samples are for a LILO configuration, but the vga=nnn values are the same
in GRUB)

hth,

Sean