Re: Tiny terminal text after kernel update
On 2010-05-25 10:41 +0200, Brian wrote:
> On Mon 24 May 2010 at 17:11:37 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote:
>
>> You can blacklist the module or use nouveau.modeset=0 kernel parameter,
>> leaving you with the nv (or nvidia) driver for X.
>
> Changing the console resolution is easily done with the nouveau driver
> by using 'video=VGA-1:1024x768' as a kernel option. The output (VGA-1
> in my case) can be omitted.
Interesting, I did not know that.
> This is also useful to employ if the driver and card do not play well
> together and the native resolution of the screen is not detected. With
> one card I force 'video=VGA-1:1280x1024', otherwise I get 1024x768.
If the native resolution is not detected, it is a problem of the monitor
which should have reported its preferred resolution via EDID.
>> Another possibility
>> is to use a bigger font. Install the console-setup and kbd packages and
>> use "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" to choose your preferred font.
>
> I don't know which bigger console font you have in mind but if it is
> one of the Terminus family screen corruption will most likely happen.
I never had any problems with the terminus fonts, YMMV.
Sven
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