Wasn't there a graphical application that let you select the resolution for grub? I know KDE had it built into the system settings.
> Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:48:45 -0600 > From: bruce.du...@gmail.com > To: grub-devel@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Console Resolution with GRUB2 > > D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > > This is way too complicated for the average user. > > Yes. I have to agree with that. My comments were directed at advanced > users. > > > Also some distro's don't have menu.list - I have none for example with Arch > > Linux. > > menu.lst was the configuration file for Grub Legacy. GRUB2 uses grub.cfg. > > > GRUB used to have a way of just adding at the grub menu the vga mode. It > > was simple. > > > > Can't that be done with GRUB2? > > I believe that's a distro issue. They all do the grub configuration a > little differently. You either do a custom configuration file or use > the distro's method of building it. > > -- Bruce > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Bruce Dubbs <bruce.du...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote: > >> > >>> Hello Bruce, > >>> > >>> The "problem" with this is that grub.cfg says "Do Not Edit this File". > >>> > >> > >> The reason it says this is that it is embedded in the script > >> grub-mkconfig. It overwrites the grub.cfg, but if you don't run that and > >> only do manual edits, then it's not there. The problem is that many > >> distros think they know more than the user (usually true, but not always) > >> and always run grub-mkconfig every time the they update the kernel whether > >> you want that or not. > >> > >> > >> Why cannot grub2 have an easy way to change console resolution? > >>> > >> > >> I believe that's hardware dependent. > >> > >> > >> When I open console programs, the display is tiny. Also console programs > >>> with ncurses graphics are tiny. These would be full screen if I could > >>> make > >>> console mode 640x480. > >>> > >> > >> That's probably because the kernel is configured to use a framebuffer by > >> default. It's not a grub issue at that point. > >> > >> To disable the freamebuffer, see the advice in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/** > >> FrameBuffer <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrameBuffer> > >> > >> > >> Grub had an easy way to do this. I haven't tried Bruce's method because > >>> it > >>> says not to edit the file. > >>> > >>> Also when I upgrade a kernel and regenerate the grub menu, the settings > >>> will be overwritten. > >>> > >> > >> Keep a backup of /boot/grub/grub.cfg and restore it after upgrading the > >> kernel. Then edit the file to add the new kernel. > >> > >> > >> -- Bruce > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Grub-devel mailing list > >> Grub-devel@gnu.org > >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/**listinfo/grub-devel<https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel> > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Grub-devel mailing list > > Grub-devel@gnu.org > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
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