changing text size out of X

[onegear]

Hi all,

I just installed FC2 on my T30 and was wondering how I can change the text size when not in X? When I ctl-alt-f1 out of X, it's hard to get anything accomplished because the text size is huge. Is there a way to make is smaller?

Thanks.

[imdeemvp]

is this an lcd monitor you are using? and its your video card configured correctly?

[onegear]

It's an IBM T30 laptop and the video card is configured correctly.

It's not that the text is really huge, it's just larger than on my Slackware default install. I would just like to make it smaller.

Thanks.

[kosmosik]

you mean console font? you must run linux with different console display driver. for LCD/notebook display vesa will be fine - it can do framebuffer at 1024x768 with graphics... try adding vga=792 (for more modes consult vesafb documentation in kernel) to kernel options in bootlader...

[onegear]

Yes, that's it, console font. For the life of me, I couldn't remember what it was called. Thanks!

I tried vga=792 and it seems to have made it a little smaller. Not much, but it does look smaller. I'll do a little research to see if I can find an entry that will make it even smaller.

Thanks for the help!

[onegear]

Well, unfortunately, I haven't been able to change the size.

Thanks for the help, anyway........

-chad

[olivierv]

Try this:

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...11&postcount=8

Hope it helps.

Olivier

[onegear]

Originally Posted by olivierv

Try this:

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/sho...11&postcount=8

Hope it helps.

Olivier

That fixed it! Thanks for the help!

-chad