change console resolution?

Scrollback buffer? you mean hitting shift + pageup? already is there. As for
changing text mode res, not a clue, but maybe this link might help:

http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/hiresconsole.html

> I've got a Red Hat 7.1 installation. How do I change the resolution of the
> console to 43 or 50 lines? The 80x25 mode sucks. Also, is there any way to
> implement a scroll-back buffer on a console? I'm so used to working through a
> terminal emulator window that when I have to use the console it's really
> difficult...