On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 07:53:54AM EST, Robert Latest wrote: > Hello folks, > > since many kernels ago I've used VGA console fonts that have been more > pleasant than the standard 80x25 screen (mode 775). However, since my > recent upgrade to lenny, this often doesn't work any more. Sometimes I > get the font I want, sometimes I get the 80x25 one, and sometimes I > get asked which mode I want (as if I had given the "vga=ask" boot > option). I don't know why this is so erratic, but my system seems to > slowly settle for the "ask" way of doing things.
Changing the vga= mode and the console font are two different things: This should get you up to speed re: the fb console: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html As to changing the font, I use: $ setfont .. documented here: $ man setfont CJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
