On Monday 17 Jul 2017 18:27:04 Harry Putnam wrote: > R0b0t1 <r03...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > >> I'm starting a new vbox install of gentoo using the minimal ISO from > >> 07/13 > >> > >> When it gets to the kernel setup... I cannot figure out what to set > >> to make my console terminal high resolution. Something along the line > >> of 1600x1200. > >> > >> I understand this can all be done in the kernel now. But cannot > >> really get a good fix googling on what is needed there. > > > > I was unable to figure this out either - can you comment on whether or > > not Mick's suggestions work for you? The documentation I followed > > about a year ago didn't seem to work. > > I used to use old grub, of course, and used this on the kernel line: > > (from 2010) > > title 2.6.32-r1 > root (hd0,0) > kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31b video=vesfb:mtrr:3,ywrap > > > I assume your goal is to have VTs that look like they do on Ubuntu, etc? > > Don't know dupe about Ubuntu... > > My goal is a nice big fat high resolution console mode. > Something on the order of 1600x1200 > > Didn't dig into kernel docs just now... but long long ago using old > grub I dug up the chart Mick mentions .. It might have changed by now > but probably not. > > I kept it in comments on /boot/grub.conf down thru many installs > and several different OS's. Here is one from 2010 gentoo (On the same > grub.conf as the title, root and kernel line above) > > ## 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 > ## 256 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 > ## 32k 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319 > ## 64k 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A > ## 16M 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B > > So, I can probably figure out where to put stuff like that using Grub2 > but what I wanted to know about is using the Kernel modes KVM alone. > > Hence the subject line about what to set `in kernel'.
Try adding this at the end of your kernel line options in GRUB: video=1600x1200 If you are lucky your video card driver will cooperate.[1] If not you may need to either add the refresh frequency, e.g. video=1600x1200@60Hz, or if your video drivers won't cooperate you'll have to add 'nomodeset' to disable KMS and specify your vga resolution of choice. I tried this on with radeon card and it works. -- Regards, Mick
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