Changing the resolution of a virtual terminal

[Felix Miata]

On 2007/06/23 20:39 (GMT-0400) Pete Holsberg apparently typed:

> When I invoke a virtual terminal via Ctrl-Alt-F*, I get a very low 
> resolution screen.

> I'm using a  Dell 15" LCD monitor and would like the kind of resolution 
> I get when I'm using the "Terminal" application in Gnome.

> Is there an easy way to get this?

Try appending to your kernel line in /boot/grub/menu.lst the following:

vga=0x317

If it doesn't work, or you don't like it, look on http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html for other options.
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