Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Detlef Vollmann (HE12025-07-31): > 3:2 is there and is actually become more popular these days > with business oriented notebooks. What we really need are monitor with 1.4142135623730950488016887242096980786 and 1.6180339887498948482045868343656381177 aspect ratio. Regards, -- Nicolas George

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

On 7/30/25 22:23, Felix Miata wrote: Absence from inclusion in standards, such as on: 1.5:1 and 15:10 are simply not there. 3:2 is there and is actually become more popular these days with business oriented notebooks. Detlef

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-29 21:57 (UTC): > On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 17:29:38 -0400, Felix Miata wrote >> I would expect your laptop to have a rather special UEFI BIOS >> to accommodate its resolution oddities. Is a laptop UEFI BIOS >> update available for it? > It has no resolution oddities

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-29 18:58 (UTC): > I think this was already set when I ran "dpkg-reconfigure > console-setup": > $ grep -Ev '^(#|$)' /etc/default/console-setup > ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]" > CHARMAP="UTF-8" > CODESET="Lat15" > FONTFACE="Terminus" > FONTSIZE="16x32" > VIDEOMODE=

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Hi, On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 05:29:38PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:13 (UTC): > > > I have a Debian 12 laptop with quite a small screen which is quite high > > DPI — 13" diagonal with resolution 2880x1920. > ... > > The only 2880 wides I've ever seen before a

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:13 (UTC): > I have a Debian 12 laptop with quite a small screen which is quite high > DPI — 13" diagonal with resolution 2880x1920. ... The only 2880 wides I've ever seen before are 16:10 2880x1800. I haven't run across 15:10 before either. Are you sure your

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Hi, On Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 01:33:12PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-29 13:34 (UTC): > > I found a bit of time to tinker yesterday but unfortunately no matter > > what I put with video= always led to no difference and a log line > > saying: > > > (video=1600x1200@119

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-29 13:34 (UTC): > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:58:55AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: >> Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:35 (UTC): >>> The video= kernel command line looks promising and I will try this when >>> I've finished using my laptop for work today :) >>>

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Hi, On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:58:55AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:35 (UTC): > > > The video= kernel command line looks promising and I will try this when > > I've finished using my laptop for work today :) > > > It would help though if anyoen were able to co

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith (HE12025-07-28): > Is setting GRUB_GFXMODE going to change the resolution from the moment > grub starts? Test it and tell us what you found out. > Am I also able to use video- on the kernel command line to > change it again once the kernel gets as far as a framebuffer? T

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs, KMS

On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:58:55AM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:35 (UTC): > > > The video= kernel command line looks promising and I will try this when > > I've finished using my laptop for work today :) > > > It would help though if anyoen were able to confirm

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Hi, On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 07:41:32PM +0100, Darac Marjal wrote: > > GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1080 > > > You might also try 'GRUB_GFXMODE="auto"' (this is the default, so leaving > GRUB_GFXMODE commented out has the same effect). As I say I already boot it with that commented out and the text is way t

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

On 28/07/2025 16:55, Hans wrote: > Which entries? I do not currently have any settings in /etc/default/grub > related to resolution or font size. > > I'm asking which settings should be used in there (or anywhere else), if > anyone knows. > > The video= kernel command line looks promising

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Andy Smith composed on 2025-07-28 15:35 (UTC): > The video= kernel command line looks promising and I will try this when > I've finished using my laptop for work today :) > It would help though if anyoen were able to confirm that I'm on the > right track with that. You are. I've been using it ev

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

> Which entries? I do not currently have any settings in /etc/default/grub > related to resolution or font size. > > I'm asking which settings should be used in there (or anywhere else), if > anyone knows. > > The video= kernel command line looks promising and I will try this when > I've finished

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

Hi Hans, On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 05:25:38PM +0200, Hans wrote: > I believe, you should simply remove or comment out the > entries in /etc/default/grub, and then just do an > > upgrade-initramfs -u > > as root to make it permanent. Which entries? I do not currently have any settings in /etc/def

Re: Console screen resolution / font during initramfs

I believe, you should simply remove or comment out the entries in /etc/default/grub, and then just do an upgrade-initramfs -u as root to make it permanent. Before you do this, you can check your setings. In the boot menu of grub, type "e", then you can edit the boot commands for this special

Re: console screen

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 07:06 -0400, Tom H wrote: >> >> "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a >> way of going straight to that section but I don't know it). > > $ info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' Thanks

Re: console screen

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 07:06 -0400, Tom H wrote: > "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a > way of going straight to that section but I don't know it). $ info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' -- .''`. Wolodja Wentland : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC

Re: console screen

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 12/07/11 01:03, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have > been > googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that > lists all > the options? >>>

Re: console screen

On 12/07/11 01:03, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? >>> >>> I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. Rel

Re: console screen

Hi, Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a way of g

Re: console screen

On Sat 02 Jul 2011 at 00:07:55 +0200, lee wrote: > Hm. Nouveau did it automatically. When I switched to the nvidia > packages, I got the normal 80x25 display. 'video-VGA-1:1280x1024' is a kernel command line parameter. A long time has passed since I used it so I've forgotton the ins and outs. I

Re: console screen

Brian writes: > On Fri 01 Jul 2011 at 17:01:42 +0200, lee wrote: > >> Tom H writes: >> >> , >> | GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200 >> | GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1200 >> ` >> >> ... makes only the grub menu show up in 1920x1200, the console comes up >> in 80x25. > >GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 > >

Re: console screen

On Fri 01 Jul 2011 at 17:01:42 +0200, lee wrote: > Tom H writes: > > , > | GRUB_GFXMODE=1920x1200 > | GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=1920x1200 > ` > > ... makes only the grub menu show up in 1920x1200, the console comes up > in 80x25. GRUB_GFXMODE=1024x768 for my GRUB menu. GRUB_CMDLINE

Re: console screen

Tom H writes: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM, lee wrote: >> Tom H writes: >>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: # defoptions=vga=791 in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do

Re: console screen

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:01 AM, lee wrote: > Tom H writes: >> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >>> >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something >> >> [...] >>

Re: console screen

Tom H writes: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >> >> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >> # defoptions=vga=791 >> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something > > [...] > > For 1280x1024: > GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024 > and > GRUB

Re: console screen

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 8:26 AM, Graham wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:01:43 +0100 > kuLa wrote: >> On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: >>> >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do >>

Re: console screen

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:01:43 +0100 kuLa wrote: > > On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Hi, > > > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > > # defoptions=vga=791 > > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do > > something with the /etc/default/grub f

Re: console screen

Hi, Where did you find any info about this PAYLOAD_LINUX option? I have been googling all morning to find a decent (debian) grub2 manual that lists all the options? I found it on the Arch wiki a *very*long* time ago. "info grub" lists these variables in one of its sections (there's a way of g

Re: console screen

Back on-list On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > >>> After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: >>> # defoptions=vga=791 >>> in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do >>> something >>> with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it states: >>> >>>

Re: console screen

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 5:26 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > # defoptions=vga=791 > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do something > with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it states: > > # The resolution used on grap

Re: console screen

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 30/06/11 10:26, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > > After upgrading to squeeze and Grub2 my old line: > # defoptions=vga=791 > in the menu.lst file is no longer relevant and I am supposed to do > something with the /etc/default/grub file. In there it st

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:24:24PM -0500, T wrote: > On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:28:05 -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > >> I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. > >> ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. > >> > > man setterm > > /usr/bin/setterm > > Thanks, I tried

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:28:05 -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: >> I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. >> ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. >> > man setterm > /usr/bin/setterm Thanks, I tried setterm -powerdown 1 but nothing happened, even after 2 minutes.

Re: Console screen energy saving time control

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 06:40:46PM -0500, T wrote: > Hi, > > I know how to control the screen energy saving time under X, but > I'm wondering how I can configure my console screen energy saving time. > ie, when my PC is left with tty screens. > man setterm /usr/bin/setterm -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: console screen size

On Thu June 1 2006 05:41 am, Juha Tuuna wrote: > On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > > Alan Ianson wrote: > > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > > frame buffer.

Re: console screen size

On Thursday, 1. June 2006 00:33, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > Alan Ianson wrote: > > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line,

Re: console screen size

Alan Ianson wrote: > On this particular machine I am working on I get a text screen size of > 80x25. I'd like to change it to 80x30, or perhaps I need a 640x480 > frame buffer. Is there a way I can change that from the command line, > or in grub's menu.list maybe? Yes, with the 'vga=' option in

Re: console screen black out

On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 07:53:48PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > Hi all... > > How do you change the amount of time > when your at the command prompt > and the screen goes blank? > > I know xset is used in Xwindows... > but how do you set it for just regular logins... > Will this setting be

Re: Console screen blanking time ?

setterm -blank [0-60] (blanking time in minutes, 0=never) Bob On Sat, Sep 11, 1999 at 11:31:29AM -0400, Paul McHale wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know how to change/disable the console screen blanking time when > in text mode ? > > > thanks, > > paul > > > **

Re: Console Screen Saver

Subject: Console Screen Saver Date: Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 11:33:26AM -0500 In reply to:Chris Brown Quoting Chris Brown([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > We would like to completely and fully disable the screen saver for > the console. > setterm - set terminal attributes setterm [ -blank [

Re: Console Screen Saver

On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 12:43:37PM -0500, Chris Brown wrote: > The command we use is "setterm -blank 0" > > it works once logged in, but we want to disable blanking the screen > very early on in the boot process. Create a file /etc/rcS.d/0screen_blank and put that command in it. You may also n

Re: Console Screen Saver

The command we use is "setterm -blank 0" it works once logged in, but we want to disable blanking the screen very early on in the boot process. On 7 Apr 99 at 8:42, Alan Su wrote: > what is the command you're using to turn off screen blanking? > > -alan > ***