Screen resolution in text mode

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knigolaz
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Screen resolution in text mode

Post by knigolaz » 2017/12/17 11:58:26

Hi

How can I change the screen resolution in text mode? Centos minimal 6.9

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Re: Screen resolution in text mode

Post by scottro » 2017/12/17 14:00:02

You can change the font by editing /etc/vconsole.conf (I think--I'm on CentOS-7x right now but I believe the file exists).

You can choose something from /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts. This doesn't change the actual resolution but you can choose a larger or small font.
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