> > Michael Shell wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 01:40:56 -0500 > > "Douglas R. Reno" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I would try appending "video=<resolution>" to the end of your kernel > >> command line, e.g. > >> > >> video=1024x768 > > > > > > FWIW, this one can be tricky because if using the DRI/DRM framebuffer > > drivers (e.g., DRM_RADEON, etc.) the video output port may also have > > to be specified: > > > > video=DVI-I-1:1024x768-16@60 fbcon=font:VGA8x16 > > video=DVI-I-1:1024x768-16@60 fbcon=font:SUN12x22 > > video=VGA-1:1024x768-16@60 fbcon=font:VGA8x16 > > video=HDMI-1:1024x768-16@60 fbcon=font:VGA8x16 > > As far as the console goes, I really don't think the way to go is to > change the screen resolution. The better way is to just select the > desired font. > > In LFS SystemV (don't know about systemd) there is a boot script that > looks at /etc/sysconfig/console or /etc/sysconfig/rc.site that can use > the FONT environment variable to select the font of choice. I like the > terminus fonts and use FONT=ter-128n. > > Basically the boot script is only doing: > > setfont ${FONT} > > I suppose we ought to put the terminus fonts into BLFS, but it really si > only CMMI: > > tar -xf terminus-font-4.38.tar.gz > cd terminus-font-4.38 > sh configure --prefix=/usr > make > sudo make install > > The fonts then live in /usr/share/fonts/terminus and setfont finds them > automatically. > > From the README: > > This archive contains source code for generating and installing Terminus > Font for Linux console, BSD console and X11 Window System. > > - version 4.38 > - sizes 6x12, 8x14, 8x16, 10x18, 10x20, 11x22, 12x24, 14x28, 16x32 > - styles normal, bold, EGA/VGA bold > - characters 879 > - format Bitmap Distribution Format (BDF) version 2.1 > > The character set covers about 120 language sets and supports > ISO8859-1/2/5/7/9/13/15/16, Paratype-PT154/PT254, KOI8-R/U/E/F, Esperanto > and many IBM, Windows and Macintosh code pages, as well as the IBM VGA, > vt100 and xterm pseudographic characters. > > -- Bruce > Well, after messing about with various resolution settings, and, as always, lots of googling, I too decided that picking a good font was the simplest solution that introduced the least overhead. I'm using Ken's LatGrkCyr-12x22 right now. It's a good, "Bookmanish" kind of font, round, friendly and readable. I discovered that installing the Terminus font -- a hacker's favorite to be sure -- required a passel of X11 related dependencies. Non-trivial. So I just decided to proceed with BLFS sequentially and get to Terminus when I have the dependencies met in the normal course of the build. I did notice, however, that the 4.40 build of Terminus uses the /usr/share/consolefonts directory rather than it's own special one, as in the 4.38 version, so it's more in line with LFS standards.
I do appreciate the quality help. I *should* have known about "setfont," but my ignorance actually opened up a world of cool knowledge. Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > -- > http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > ------------------------------ > > End of blfs-support Digest, Vol 573, Issue 1 > ******************************************** >
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