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Re: How does one change SL 6 boot screen font size
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William Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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William Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:31:22 +1100
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On 15 January 2012 08:31, Yasha Karant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 01/14/2012 12:10 PM, g wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 01/14/2012 06:25 PM, Yasha Karant wrote:
>> <>
>>
>>> I would like to modify this.
>>
>>
>> in "/boot/grub/grub.conf" remove or insert "# " in front of "rhgb" add
>> "quiet" lines.
>>
>> in "kernel" line, add at end "vga=nnn" followed by font size you want.
>>
>> for value of 'nnn', see;
>>
>>   http://wiki.antlinux.com/pmwiki.php?n=HowTos.VgaModes
>>
>> hth.
>
>
> The above and similar suggestions partially addressed the issues.
>
> The modifications are to the parameters of one stanza in
> /boot/grub/grub.conf .
>
> The vga=nnn (radix decimal value) works -- I used 771 and will experiment


You can also try vga=ask and it will prompt you at boot time and give
you the option to scan for other values.



> Yasha Karant

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