hi, i am not using x11, so there is no desktop mode. my regular unix (cli) console is running at some kind-a high resolution vga mode.
ctrl + alt + [1,2,3,4,5,6] all have that same high resolution mode activated on them. ~mayuresh On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 05:57:14PM +0530, Johnson Chetty wrote: > Hey, > > If I get you correctly, you want a tty? > > Ctrl+Alt + [1,2,3,4,5,6] is tty mode which is fairly low res. > > Ctrl + Alt + 7 gets you back to the desktop mode. > > Cheers, > > > On 30 August 2016 at 17:48, Mayuresh Kathe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > hi, i had been working with the high resolution of the console as > > delivered with ubuntu server distribution, hated it, but had to make do > > since i couldn't find material which could show me a way to switch off > > the 'vga' mode. > > > > last night, i migrated away from ubuntu, it's too big for my tastes. > > on debian jessie, and this too has that same high resolution console. > > > > i have tinkered around with the console-setup and grub files which only > > afforded me a regular console on grub, but after grub transfers command > > to the operating system, i am still stuck with a high resolution > > console. > > > > is there any solution for this problem? > > > > and ah, yes, i still work at the console, no x11 for me. > > > > thanks, > > > > ~mayuresh > > > > -- > > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Johnson Chetty > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
