Felix Miata wrote on 07/23/2017 08:26 PM: > >> I tried this solution (for Arch; I saw some posts about Debian, but nothing >> that seemed to be a definitive solution): > >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB/Tips_and_tricks#Setting_the_framebuffer_resolution > [material elided] > The cited URL has more to offer than what you reported. It shows a fallback to > deprecated vtty mode control via the vga= option, thus: > > "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash vga=792" > Right. I didn't mention that earlier for two reasons: 1. the allowed numbers (e.g., 792) seemed like pure magic, with no explanation of how the numbers are calculated or their precise meaning; 2. as you say, it is deprecated, so I didn't want to rely on something that might go away. However, since it seemed to work for you, I tried it (with "794") and it works fine. In particular, opening :0 and :1 works properly, unlike the case when I used the GRUB_GFXMODE option. The console text is still quite a bit larger than it was when using nouveau, but it's acceptable. So I now consider the problem solved. Thank you very much for your patience. Doc -- Web: http://enginehousebooks.com/drevans
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