From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754131Ab2DPOEr (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:04:47 -0400 Received: from mx.scalarmail.ca ([98.158.95.75]:49605 "EHLO ironport-01.sms.scalar.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753314Ab2DPOEq (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:04:46 -0400 Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:04:43 -0400 From: Nick Bowler To: Russell Whitaker Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: default framebuffer Message-ID: <20120416140443.GA1153@elliptictech.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Elliptic Technologies Inc. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Russell, On 2012-04-15 21:37 -0700, Russell Whitaker wrote: > Trying out kernel 3.2.13 > > When it boots, it starts out with 80x25 screen. > Then the framebuffer kicks in and I get a 60 line screen. > > My eye-sight is not so good anymore, so I need a magnifing glass to read > that small print. > > What should I do to keep the screen at 80x25? Load a bigger console font. For example, the Terminus font package http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/ includes some nice console fonts in a variety of sizes. Try setfont ter-132b to start. Your distribution probably provides a convenient way to set the console font at boot. Hope that helps, -- Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)