On 22/07/2019 11.57, Felix Miata wrote: > ho...@rumormillnews.com composed on 2019-07-22 04:37 (UTC-0400): > >> Thanks, Felix. :) It works, and I could get used to it. :) Yet it's not >> the same thing that was there before, with 'nomodeset' in the command >> line. It now takes up all the display real estate, stretching from >> side-to-side, where before there were margins on either side. I'm >> guessing 'nomodeset' leads to essentially a VGA display, while >> video=640x400 leads to a graphic display that's similar to the VGA one...? >> I made a few tries at using the 'vga=' parameter talked about in docs on >> the Web but I get the impression it's no longer used. (?) > >> As I said, I could get used to this and live contentedly with it. :) But >> it seems odd not to be able easily to regain the console display I was so >> used to for so many years. > > KMS overrides vga=. Nomodeset disables KMS, allowing vga=normal or nothing at > all > to produce 80x25. > > Since your display is in fact a widescreen display, you might wish to try a > proportionally better video mode, e.g. video=1024x600 to produce 128x37, > 1024x576 > to produce 128x36, 960/540 to produce 120x33, or video=720x480 to produce > 90x30. > The text in each will be smaller than 80x25, but proportionally correct, and > likely as big as you really need. Next step tinier text would be 1280x720, > very > roughly 1/3 bigger than the mousetype you get with your screen's native > 1600x900. >
Good Day,
Orthogonally, you may also want to investigate the use of
setupcon(1) and the configuration file console-setup(5) to set
alternative, more readable font. The configuration file is
stored in /etc/default/console-setup.
Mine looks like:
# Consult the console-setup(5) manual page.
ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]"
CHARMAP="UTF-8"
CODESET="guess"
FONTFACE="TerminusBold"
FONTSIZE="12x24"
BEEP="polite"
VIDEOMODE=
But you could specify a font size up to 16x32 px per character,
if you wish so. Once a change is done, just type:
$ setupcon
And there it is, a readable font!
Kind Regards,
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Étienne Mollier <etienne.moll...@mailoo.org>
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