VirtualBox and Console only Linux

[gerard4143]

Hi,

I found this great link that explains how to set the frame buffer size of a console only Linux install....This is great to know if you want to install Linux(console only) via VirtualBox and have it open up bigger than a window 3" x 3".

Look up the section framebuffer resolution.

GRUB - ArchWiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_E...de_numbers

I searched for this info for months....thought I would pass it along...

[elija]

This doesn't work in Grub 2. I'm still trying to figure that one out

[oz]

This doesn't work in Grub 2. I'm still trying to figure that one out

I use the following code in my grub.cfg file:

if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
   set gfxmode=1280x800x32
   set gfxpayload=1600x1200x32
   insmod gfxterm
   insmod vbe
   terminal_output gfxterm
   if terminal_output gfxterm; then true ; else
      terminal gfxterm
   fi
fi

It's the gfxpayload line that keeps the console at the desired resolution. You can use "keep" as the option rather than use a resolution if you want it the same as the gfxmode resolution.

[oz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VESA_BIOS_E...de_numbers

That second link is broken, gerard.

[elija]

I use the following code in my grub.cfg file:

I didn't think you were supposed to modify the grub.cfg file as grub 2 has had the elegant simplicity of grub removed?

[gerard4143]

That second link is broken, gerard.

Yes it is, try this one

VESA BIOS Extensions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[oz]

I didn't think you were supposed to modify the grub.cfg file as grub 2 has had the elegant simplicity of grub removed?

In Arch, you configure the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file directly, at least for now:

GRUB2 - ArchWiki

You can do it in other distros as well, but it will get overwritten each time you run the update-grub command. I feel pretty sure there is a method of implementing the gfxplayload option in other distributions as well, probably through the /etc/default/grub file.