> But easier than that is to direct Anaconda (the Fedora Linux
> installer) to use a lower resolution. That doesn't work as smoothly
> as it should, either, but this procedure works:
>
> To fix this, the install system needs to run with the boot parameters
> "nomodeset resolution=1024x768". To do this, at the start screen, use
> the arrow keys to select "Install", then type Esc. This gives the
> prompt "boot:". Give it the command "linux nomodeset
> resolution=1024x768", then type Return.
>
> Since I am not installing X Windows, when I boot the resulting Linux
> system, it comes up in text mode with a low resolution.
For ordinary operation, it looks like the initial graphic resoution is
controlled by the
set gfxpayload=[value]
lines in /boot/grub2/grub.cfg. The default is "keep", which seems to
leave the screen in whatever configuration the VGA card was at initial
boot. To specify a particular size, you can replace "keep" with, say,
"1024x768". More details are at
https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/gfxpayload.html
Dale
