change console resolution?

[Roderick Ford]

Try setting "vga=ask" on your kernel line on boot, first, to see 
possible modes.  Then you can write these down and try them, i.e. 
vga=0x119 is 130x43 on mine.  The modes codes vary, for different setups.

Roderick Ford

Kevin Brown wrote:
> 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...
>>
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