[SOLVED] Linux Text Formatting

[errigour]

Hey I am a great fan of linux and I was wondering how, well how do I make the linux text smaller. I mean when I press control+alt+F1 I get this login screen with text so big my grandmother would appreciate linux more than I do. Anyways how/which file or files do I have to change to make the text in the F1-F6 a smaller size that I can appreciate? thank you for your time.

[coopstah13]

sudo hwinfo --framebuffer | grep Mode

to figure out the available modes, then you have to set a kernel param in your menu.lst file for grub, vga=<num>
[all variants] Kernel framebuffer vga= parameter - Ubuntu Forums

[errigour]

I tried to find the modes available like ou said but it says hwinfo is not a command and also I am logged in as the root user almost always so I don't necisarrily use sudo but is there anything else I might be able to try? I using redehat version 10 from the red hat linux fedora for dummies book 8th edition.

[Lazydog]

this might be of little help to you.
It has helped me.

  VGA Resolution Codes for GRUB & Lilo
--- Depth --
Colors  bits  640x480  800×600  1024×768  1152×864  1280×1024  1600×1200
   256    8   vga=769  vga=771   vga=773   vga=353   vga=775    vga=796
 32000    ?   vga=784  vga=787   vga=790   vga= ?    vga=793    vga= ? 
 65000   16   vga=785  vga=788   vga=791   vga=355   vga=794    vga=798
 16.7M   24   vga=786  vga=789   vga=792   vga=795   vga=799

[coopstah13]

I tried to find the modes available like ou said but it says hwinfo is not a command and also I am logged in as the root user almost always so I don't necisarrily use sudo but is there anything else I might be able to try? I using redehat version 10 from the red hat linux fedora for dummies book 8th edition.

there's no reason to ever log in as root, its a huge security risk, but i digress..those codes on the table may or may not work, it depends what your hardware supports, your best guess is to just try one, or you can do vga=ask, and it will list what's available, you can choose

[errigour]

Yea that didn't help either. If anyone could tell me how to make the text in ctrl+alt+F1-F6's shells smaller please tell me.

[coopstah13]

this is the only way to do it, you have to supply the vga= parameter to kernel and specify the correct hex/decimal code to change the resolution

[devils casper]

I am using vga=773 and console text is proper in my machine. Add vga=773 at the end of kernel line in /boot/grub/grub.conf file. Try other values too.

[Lazydog]

On my 24" I'm using 'vga=795'. You are going to have to try them until you find one you like.
As devils casper stated this must be placed on the kernel line in grub.

[errigour]

Well when I type vga=ask it just makes a segment of code for the bash shell
and also grub.conf does have a kernal line but nothing there represents anything like vga. But yea you have been no help.