Re: Console Resolution with GRUB2

[Bruce Dubbs]

D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> This is way too complicated for the average user.

Yes.  I have to agree with that.  My comments were directed at advanced 
users.

> Also some distro's don't have menu.list - I have none for example with Arch
> Linux.

menu.lst was the configuration file for Grub Legacy.  GRUB2 uses grub.cfg.

> GRUB used to have a way of just adding at the grub menu the vga mode.  It
> was simple.
>
> Can't that be done with GRUB2?

I believe that's a distro issue.  They all do the grub configuration a 
little differently.  You either do a custom configuration file or use 
the distro's method of building it.

   -- Bruce

> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Bruce Dubbs <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Bruce,
> > >
> > > The "problem" with this is that grub.cfg says "Do Not Edit this File".
> >
> > The reason it says this is that it is embedded in the script
> > grub-mkconfig.  It overwrites the grub.cfg, but if you don't run that and
> > only do manual edits, then it's not there.  The problem is that many
> > distros think they know more than the user (usually true, but not always)
> > and always run grub-mkconfig every time the they update the kernel whether
> > you want that or not.
> >
> >
> >   Why cannot grub2 have an easy way to change console resolution?
> > >
> >
> > I believe that's hardware dependent.
> >
> >
> >   When I open console programs, the display is tiny.  Also console programs
> > > with ncurses graphics are tiny.  These would be full screen if I could
> > > make
> > > console mode 640x480.
> >
> > That's probably because the kernel is configured to use a framebuffer by
> > default.  It's not a grub issue at that point.
> >
> > To disable the freamebuffer, see the advice in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/**
> > FrameBuffer <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrameBuffer>
> >
> >
> >   Grub had an easy way to do this.  I haven't tried Bruce's method because
> > > it
> > > says not to edit the file.
> > >
> > > Also when I upgrade a kernel and regenerate the grub menu, the settings
> > > will be overwritten.
> >
> > Keep a backup of /boot/grub/grub.cfg and restore it after upgrading the
> > kernel.  Then edit the file to add the new kernel.
> >
> >
> >    -- Bruce
> >
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