[mythtv-users] XF86Config-4 changes vt7 how do I change vt1-6?
yan seiner
yan at seiner.com
Thu Feb 2 17:36:13 UTC 2006
Richard Bronosky wrote:
> I know how to get to those consoles. The problem is that the
> resolution for ctrl+alt+f[1-6] is unusable. I need to scale it down,
> or at least tell it to have a 50 pixel border on all sides. My change
> to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 makes ctrl+alt+f7 usable. What do I do to
> change the resolution for the others?
vt1-6 - if they're text terminals - aren't under the control of X at all.
To change them, you need to set up a framebuffer console, and then use
fbset to set the parameters for those.
Google for framebuffer HOWTO, it's pretty well documented.
--Yan
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