[users]Re: Command Line Interfaces

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 19:13 -0400, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> (``-_-´´) -- Fernando has written on 10/6/2007 3:36 PM: 
> > On Thursday 04 October 2007 23:23:31 Pete Holsberg wrote:
> >   
> > > Mario Vukelic pounded out the following on his or her keyboard on 
> > > 10/4/2007 3:37 PM:
> > >     
> > > > On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 14:54 -0400, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > > > What controls the resolution in the console?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Pretend I'm a Unix geek. Now what's your answer? :-)
> > > > >     
> > > > >         
> > > > Pass a vga= command line to the kernel to change the resolution. Google
> > > > for "grub vga modes" or something.
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > Tried it. Didn't work.
> > > 
> > >     
> > 
> > install hwinfo
> > #sudo apt-get install hwinfo
> >   
> 
> OK
> > then run it:
> > # sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
> >   
> 
> linux [pjh] /home/pjh> sudo hwinfo --framebuffer
> linux [pjh] /home/pjh>
> 
> 
> > choose one of the resolutions and see the vga code for 8 bits.
> > add it to grub. mine looks like this, for 1280x800 at 8 bits:
> > ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
> > ## alternatives
> > ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
> > # defoptions=verbose splash vga=0x0360
> > 
> > now, safe, and run:
> > #sudo update-grub
> > and reboot, to see the new terminal at your chosen resolution.
> >   
> 
> I guess I have no framebuffer?
> 
> -- 
> Pete Holsberg
> Columbus, NJ
> 
> All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance,
> nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire...
> -- Aristotle

Not trying to get in the way here, but if you have no framebuffer, you
may be able to get your resolution set by following this guide:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplashCustomizationHowto

It worked for me.

--
Charlie Kravetz
Registered Linux User# 425914
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