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[Basil Chupin]

On 17/04/10 00:55, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>  wrote:
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>> On 17/04/10 00:28, Liam Proven wrote:
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>>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>    wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On 16/04/10 22:34, Liam Proven wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Basil Chupin<blchupin at iinet.net.au>      wrote:
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>>>>> It's normal behaviour for Linux. The virtual consoles are in VGA text
>>>>> mode, normally. Ubuntu has always done this along with all Linuxes.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> Nope, not normal mode with all Linuxes. I come from openSUSE and this
>>>> does not happen there. The font is equivalent to size 10 of the DeJavu
>>>> Sans Mono font. A line of output from, say, ps aux is fully readable
>>>> across the screen.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> I used to use SuSE and OpenSuSE, on several machines, and it's
>>> *exactly* what it did for me.
>>>        
>> Hmmm, not for me. I always had a readable screen.
>>      
> I find it perfectly readable, myself. Better than a terminal with
> small fonts that with 1-pixel-thick strokes.
>
>    
>> Ah, I always used KDE and never Gnome. Perhaps this explains it.
>>      
> I don't think the desktop in use has any connection to the vconsoles!
>
>    
>>> With this new grub2 setup, where do you set this parameter, any idea?
>>>
>>> I think it involves editing /etc/default/grub. Make a copy before you
>>> do it and exercise *great* caution!
>>>
>>>        
>> OK, thanks, I'll try it out tomorrow (or so).
>>      
> I just did. Managed to set 1024x768 (the physical screen res of my
> laptop LCD) with no problems. I've not got a graphical boot image
> working yet, though.
>    

Well, it didn't do a thing for me :-( . Still have the massive font.

Back to the drawing-board......

BC

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