Re: Tiny terminal text after kernel update
Hi,
On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 03:09:01PM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 24 May 2010, Sven Joachim wrote:
> > On 2010-05-24 01:28 +0200, Todd A. Jacobs wrote:
> >
> > > After a recent kernel update, my linux terminal is now displaying
> > > teeny-tiny text. How do I set the default terminal back to 80x25?
> >
> > Which graphics card do you use?
> >
> > Sven
> >
> >
> VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44A [GeForce 6200] (rev a1)
These modern graphics hardwares are not just compatible with plain VGA
but one with VESA BIOS Extensions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_Extensions
I think when kernel autodetect at one point, it uses VESA high
resolution mode. It should be able to lock it via kernel parameter.
Osamu
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