On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Nick Smith wrote:
i cant seem to get anything smaller on my console than the 'default8x16 that is in rc.conf, how do i get a higher resolution at the command prompt, like when the machine is booting up? the other fonts ive tried either dont work and give some putfont error or just arent any bigger. is there something special i have to do to get a high resolutions console without X? or is there another font someone could recommend?
Make sure you have "Video mode selection support" enabled in your kernel (Device Drivers -> Graphics support -> Console display driver support). Add vga=ask to your kernel boot line. When it boots and prompts, type in scan to see all available modes (this will take a few minutes). Also see Documentation/svga.txt in the kernel sources. Once you have an appropriate vga= number, put that in your kernel boot line.
Alternatively, you can use svgatextmode, but this doesn't take effect until the appropriate init script is run.
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