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mdawgmike

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Registered: 2010-01-16

Posts: 2

How to set screen screen resolution (not using X)?

Hi.

I've been using Arch Linux as part of a server setup for awhile now.  I mostly work on it through SSH, so screen resolution usually isn't an issue for me.  However, I do occasionally use it locally.  Anyways, something seemingly this basic I have never done.

I have read the Wiki and set the frame-buffer resolution to my desired 800x600 with 256 colors by appending the following to the kernel line in Grub.

vga=771

It works just fine during the start of the boot-up process...800x600 does get displayed.  However, about half-way through boot it switches back to the default 1024x768.  I'm assuming I have to set something somewhere else?  I'm not using X, so anything pertaining to Gnome or KDE doesn't apply.  This is just the local shell prompt, which I would like a little bigger.

thanks in advance

barzam

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2009-01-27

Posts: 277

Re: How to set screen screen resolution (not using X)?

This is a good start: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=90857

perbh

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From: Republic of Texas

Registered: 2005-03-04

Posts: 765

Re: How to set screen screen resolution (not using X)?

You have to put 'nomodeset' on the kernel line, ie

title archlinux
root (hd0,X)
kernel /vmlinuz26 ro root=/dev/sdaY ro vga=771 nomodeset
initrd /kernel26.img