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> Writing an actual graphics driver is tricky Does that include things that are not in text mode, if I recall the name correctly? Sometimes I just want my tini
by sown 13y ago
> Writing an actual graphics driver is tricky
Does that include things that are not in text mode, if I recall the name correctly? Sometimes I just want my tiniest netbook to display the normal 80x40 resolution but it keeps putting the characters in what I think is video mode
- LukeShu 13y agoI'm not sure how it is implemented at the graphics card level, but the Linux kernel virtual console can be high-resolution. The "correct" thing to do here is set the console font to a larger one. If you are on a systemd-using distribution, see vconsole.conf(8). Now, you could force a lower resolution, but that causes jaggy text, as pixels will be stretched unevenly by the graphics card. This can be done with KMS, or the vga= boot parameter.