[CentOS] change default columns in init 3?

Yiorgos Stamoulis yiorgos-lists at 272deg.homelinux.net
Fri Aug 18 14:15:18 UTC 2006


Will McDonald wrote:
> On 16/08/06, Yiorgos Stamoulis <yiorgos-lists at 272deg.homelinux.net> 
> wrote:
>> Hello list,
>>
>> How can I change the init 3 shell default $COLUMNS ?
>> (I am trying to wean myself from GUI)
>
> You trying to get a higher resolution console? Here's some docs from
> my local wiki...
>
> Edit your grub or lilo config and add vga=NNN where NNN is either the
> hex or decimal equivalent to your desired resolution from the tables
> below.
>
> title White Box Enterprise Linux hi-res (2.6.9-5.0.5.EL)
>        root (hd0,0)
>        kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-5.0.5.EL ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 
> vga=773
>        initrd /initrd-2.6.9-5.0.5.EL.img
>
> The tables for NNN (these may not line up right):
>
>                640x480      800x600      1024x768 1280x1024
> 256     0x301     0x303     0x305     0x307
> 32k     0x310     0x313     0x316     0x319
> 64k     0x311     0x314     0x317     0x31A
> 16M     0x312     0x315     0x318     0x31B
>     640x480     800x600     1024x768     1280x1024
> 256     769     771     773     775
> 32k     784     787     790     793
> 64k     785     788     791     794
> 16M     786     789     792     795
>
> See http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/hiresconsole.html for loads 
> more info.
>
> Will.
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vga=795 works perfect !

Thanks Will !!



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