Re: Problem with fonts in console
On 03.04.2011 04:54, 张启德 wrote:
> 2011/4/3 James Brown <jbrownfirst@gmail.com>:
>> On 03.04.2011 04:15, wolf python london wrote:
>>> On 3 April 2011 11:17, 张启德 <kenifanying@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 2011/4/3 James Brown <jbrownfirst@gmail.com>:
>>>>> I use the Debian OS on my laptopAcer TravelMate 3043.
>>>>> Earlier I used Debian Lenny AMD64, which I have upgraded to Debian
>>>>> Squeeze AMD64.
>>>>>>> ~$ dmesg | grep -i video
>>>>>>> [ 0.971306] pci 0000:00:02.0: Boot video device
>>>>>>> [ 5.070696] input: Video Bus as
>>>>> /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input6
>>>>>>> [ 5.070784] ACPI: Video Device [GFX0] (multi-head: yes rom: no
>>>>> post: no)
>>>>>>> [ 7.025462] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
>>>>>>> ~$ lspci
>>>>>>> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS,
>>>>> 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
>>>>>>> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile
>>>>> 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
>>>>>>> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME,
>>>>> 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
>>>>> I had no such problem with Debian Lenny, but after upgrading to Squeeze
>>>>> the fonts in my console became very small.
>>>>> I tried "sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" and "sudo dpkg-reconfigure
>>>>> console-cyrillic" but I have had no any success. (Under Lenny I had
>>>>> configured my console fonts such method without any problems).
>>>>> I tried to set "vga=792" into my /boot/grub.cfg but have no success too.
>>>>>
>>>> I had similar problem in squeeze, but i solved this just run "sudo
>>>> dpkg-reconfigure console-setup"
>>>>
>>>> Encoding to use on the console \\UTF-8
>>>> Character set to support \\ # Latin1 and Latin5 - western
>>>> Europe and Turkic languages
>>>> Font for the console \\VGA (TerminusBold or TerminusBoldVGA may
>>>> be better)
>>>> Font size \\16
>>>>
>>> I come across this problem too , but the size of chars is still small .
>>> And I was wondering what's the default configuration of lenny ? anyone knows?
>>>> Hope this can help you!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> How I can resolve the above problem?
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>> I tried many fonts and their sizes but the problem didn't disapper.
>
> Did you try reboot your computer after run "sudo dpkg-reconfigure
> console-setup"？
Yeah
>
>> And the space about 1/5 of my display (on the right) under console
>> aren't workable.
>> It seems to me that probably it is a problem with settings of vga.
>
> you should edit /etc/default/grub to change vga settings but not
> /boot/grub.cfg if
> your current installed is grub2.
I did it but had no needed result. Probably I chose wrong vga-settings?
I have 1024x768 screen (under X11; maybe under console I need to use
another one?) and 32-bit videocard/
$lspci
...
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
> 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
I tried to use "vga=792" and "vga=791" but have no result.
>
>> But when my system starting, before the messgae "console: switching to
>> colour frame buffer device 128x48", I have normal fonts as in Lenny and
>> full screen. Beginning this message fonts and workable screen space size
>> are maked smaller.
>>
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