R0b0t1 <r03...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> I'm starting a new vbox install of gentoo using the minimal ISO from >> 07/13 >> >> When it gets to the kernel setup... I cannot figure out what to set >> to make my console terminal high resolution. Something along the line >> of 1600x1200. >> >> I understand this can all be done in the kernel now. But cannot >> really get a good fix googling on what is needed there. >> > > I was unable to figure this out either - can you comment on whether or > not Mick's suggestions work for you? The documentation I followed > about a year ago didn't seem to work.
I used to use old grub, of course, and used this on the kernel line: (from 2010) title 2.6.32-r1 root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31b video=vesfb:mtrr:3,ywrap > I assume your goal is to have VTs that look like they do on Ubuntu, etc? Don't know dupe about Ubuntu... My goal is a nice big fat high resolution console mode. Something on the order of 1600x1200 Didn't dig into kernel docs just now... but long long ago using old grub I dug up the chart Mick mentions .. It might have changed by now but probably not. I kept it in comments on /boot/grub.conf down thru many installs and several different OS's. Here is one from 2010 gentoo (On the same grub.conf as the title, root and kernel line above) ## 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 ## 256 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307 ## 32k 0x310 0x313 0x316 0x319 ## 64k 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A ## 16M 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B So, I can probably figure out where to put stuff like that using Grub2 but what I wanted to know about is using the Kernel modes KVM alone. Hence the subject line about what to set `in kernel'. Guess I should have specified using KVM and made it a bit clearer. Since there are kernel settings related to using the stuff above too. I may need to post again with a better subject line.
