There is a way to change (everything) to a bigger font.  It's in the way
you call rxvt or whatever terminal program you use.  On my machines at home
is a file called bigrx that starts rxvt up that way.  Unfortunately I can't
get to it right now.



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On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 7:32 PM Alan Corey <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sorry, it's in my signature.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 7:14 PM solarflow99 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Whats with the political shit in email?  Life is better without it.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM Alan Corey via mc <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Tried asking ChatGPT?  It knows a lot of computer stuff.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _________________________
>>> Life will be better once the Republicans move to Mars.
>>> _________________________
>>> FIRE TRUMP!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 5:58 PM Felix Miata via mc <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> mi composed on 2026-01-07 23:27 (UTC+0100):
>>>>
>>>> >> Just add "nomodeset" to kernel parameters in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX,
>>>> rebuild
>>>> >> configs and boot up in VGA mode again.
>>>>
>>>> > After i did that, thetty  console endet up being VGA again :D
>>>> >
>>>> > However, it also endet up there completely - the displaymanager
>>>> (lightdm) did not start anymore. I tried several others, and also starting
>>>> X manually (startx / xinit) but nothing works.
>>>>
>>>> VGA is 640x480, so if that's what you really want, video=640x480 can be
>>>> included
>>>> on your bootloader's linu line to force it. It's the same 80x25 mode
>>>> pre-UEFI
>>>> computers all used for BIOS setup. Using video=1024x768 in most cases
>>>> will get the
>>>> same mode as nomodeset produces, but without impacting X. If you are
>>>> using Grub,
>>>> you can easily test to see which mode you prefer by typing it in at the
>>>> end of the
>>>> linu line after striking the E key at your Grub menu.
>>>> --
>>>> Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion,
>>>>         based on faith, not based on science.
>>>>
>>>>  Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!
>>>>
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