I don't know if this message was seen by the list. DR On Feb 5, 2013 10:18 AM, "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n...@arrl.net> wrote:
> I understand that Chris typed the wrong directory. Instead of mis it > should have been misc. > > I also found I did not have the package unifont installed. > > I installed unifont, and now I have the file in the misc folder: > > locate unifont.pcf.gz > /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/unifont.pcf.gz > > However when I run this command I receive an error that I cannot generate > 24x24 font size. > > # grub-mkfont -s 24 -o unicode.pf2 /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/unifont.pcf.gz > grub-mkfont: error: can't set 24x24 font size. > > Do I need a package to generate these font sizes, if so, which ones? > > Thanks, > > DR > > On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:10 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n...@arrl.net> wrote: > >> I understand now. The config files are up to the Distibution. >> >> I tried what you advised, Chris, but I have no such directory: >> >> ls /usr/share/fonts/X11/ >> 100dpi/ 75dpi/ encodings/ misc/ Type1/ util/ >> >> So the command: >> >> >> grub-mkfont -s 24 -o unicode.pf2 /usr/share/fonts/X11/mis/unifont.pcf.gz >> >> fails on me. >> # can't open file /usr/share/fonts/X11/mis/unifont.pcf.gz, index 0: error >> 1: cannot open resource >> >> Furthermore, I have no such file unifont.pcf.gz on the system. >> >> Can you be of further help, I very much appreciate your help. >> >> David J. Ring, Jr. >> >> =30= >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko < >> phco...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 05.02.2013 06:32, Chris Murphy wrote: >>> >>> > >>> > On Feb 4, 2013, at 9:35 PM, "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n...@arrl.net> 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. >>> > >>> > Well technically that's a terrible resolution for reading due to >>> pixelization. The better way to deal with this is setting a larger font >>> size for the higher resolution of the display. I can't even think of any >>> laptop or desktop LCD's with a native resolution of 640x480. So to force it >>> to a lower, and thus non-native resolution, makes the problem worse. >>> > >>> >>> Agreed. To increase font size regenerate unicode.pf2 using grub-mkfont >>> with appropriate -s option. E.g. >>> grub-mkfont -s 24 -o unicode.pf2 /usr/share/fonts/X11/mis/unifont.pcf.gz >>> >>> Put resulting file in /boot/grub/unicode_24.pf2 and add >>> GRUB_FONT_PATH=/boot/grub/unicode_24.pf2 >>> to /etc/default/grub >>> >>> > Chris Murphy >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > Grub-devel mailing list >>> > Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Grub-devel mailing list >>> Grub-devel@gnu.org >>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel >>> >>> >> >
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