[mythtv-users] XF86Config-4 changes vt7 how do I change vt1-6?
Richard Bronosky
mythtv at bronosky.com
Thu Feb 2 18:09:49 UTC 2006
Yan,
Thanks for the info. Love you long time.
I'll update you with my results.
yan seiner wrote:
> 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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