Re: Console Resolution with GRUB2

[David J. J. Ring, Jr.]

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Can a line be included in default /etc/default/grub to automatically impliment 
this in the next release of GRUB2?

It would help many.

Thank you,

David Ring

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"Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <address@hidden> wrote:

>Use GRUB_TERMINAL=console in /etc/default/grub and rerun update-grub.
>Also note that there is WIP for supporting braille in GRUB.
>On 05.02.2013 05:35, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I thought I'd post here as my post is not exactly help, but that also
>> will be welcome.
>>
>> Prior to GRUB2 it was quite easy to change virtual console
>resolution.
>>
>> There are some of us who still use console without  X windows.  One
>such
>> group is older persons who cannot see at anything except 640x480
>resolution.
>>
>> Those of us who are developing www.vinuxproject.org
>> <http://www.vinuxproject.org> have a nice Debian version (Vinux 2.0)
>> that is CLI only and has a nice 640x480 screen.
>>
>> I have tried some of the examples I have found on the Internet and
>they
>> all worked until recently.
>>
>> But couldn't the boot command just be modified to be what it was once
>in
>> GRUB?  it was so simple to modify then update grub and the user had a
>> bigger size font.
>>
>> Also could someone tell me now what I must do in the current version
>of
>> grub2 to get 640x480 resolution kept when the OS boots?
>>
>> Thanks for any responses I will receive.
>>
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