On 05/04/12 19:08, James Brown wrote: > On 04.04.2012 11:42, Brian wrote: >> On Wed 04 Apr 2012 at 09:35:19 +0000, James Brown wrote: >> >>> After upgrading from lenny to sqeeuze last year I faced witha problem of >>> fonts in the console. >>> Problem has been overcome in this way: >>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011/04/msg00294.html >>> After installing the kernel linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 I have >>> problems with fonts/video again: when loading new kernel I have a small >>> screen size so as in console as in X11. >>> I exclude "video = LVDS-1:640 x 480" from grub configuration. After that >>> the new kernel load fine, but I have very small fonts in my console so >>> as last summer after upgrading from lenny to squeeze. >>> Have any ideas? >> >> Does >> >> dpkg-reconfigure console-setup >> >> do anything for you? >> >> > > > I have the max size of fonts in the setting of console-setup. A year ago > changing configuration of that settings was unhelpfull too. Only usage > of "video = LVDS-1:640 x 480" was helpful in that problem. (Probably > something else but I didn't know and didn't try). > And it seems to me that reconfiguring "console-setup" cannot help me in > the matter of the screen in the console are not full, corresponding to > the physical size of display. > > Aaah, now I understand what you've describing (tiny screen, not tiny fonts) - check your BIOS for an "expand screen" type option. I can't remember the exact terminology but there's something similar in my Thinkpads (and I'm too lazy to look). If that't the case, then the BIOS setting and console-setup is the solution, in which case ignore my previous suggestion.
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