How do I change tty / text console resolution without rebooting?
fbset is not an option. It doesn't apply any change "live". Also, fbset is not even useful. It looks like it's only going to display current settings.
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fbset is not an option. It doesn't apply any change "live". Also, fbset is not even useful. It looks like it's only going to display current settings.
tty
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
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asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
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fbset is not an option. It doesn't apply any change "live". Also, fbset is not even useful. It looks like it's only going to display current settings.
tty
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
fbset is not an option. It doesn't apply any change "live". Also, fbset is not even useful. It looks like it's only going to display current settings.
tty
tty
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
edited Dec 12 '12 at 0:44
Jorge Castro
37.1k107422617
37.1k107422617
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
asked Dec 11 '12 at 23:54
DrilDril
112
112
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Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup changes the font size of all your consoles without rebooting.
answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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I saw suggestions to change font size, but it is not the same as changing actual resolution.
I thought that there should be some file to which we can put our wanted resolution, like this:
echo 1920x900 > /some/file/current_resolution
Or maybe some hack to programmable unplug and then replug video output again with suggested resolution (so it's like a reinitialization of kms).
But actutally I have discovered that fbset is a solution. There is the same question on a more generic unix.stackexchange site, but
It works even for ubuntu, so I decided to also write an answer here.
Use it as follows:
fbset -xres 1920 -yres 900
answered Feb 9 at 11:42
AsharkAshark
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Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup changes the font size of all your consoles without rebooting.
answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup changes the font size of all your consoles without rebooting.
answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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488
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Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup changes the font size of all your consoles without rebooting.
answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
rubensoleaorubensoleao
488
Running sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup changes the font size of all your consoles without rebooting.
answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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answered Jul 29 '14 at 16:24
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I saw suggestions to change font size, but it is not the same as changing actual resolution.
I thought that there should be some file to which we can put our wanted resolution, like this:
echo 1920x900 > /some/file/current_resolution
Or maybe some hack to programmable unplug and then replug video output again with suggested resolution (so it's like a reinitialization of kms).
But actutally I have discovered that fbset is a solution. There is the same question on a more generic unix.stackexchange site, but
It works even for ubuntu, so I decided to also write an answer here.
Use it as follows:
fbset -xres 1920 -yres 900
answered Feb 9 at 11:42
AsharkAshark
1154
add a comment |
I saw suggestions to change font size, but it is not the same as changing actual resolution.
I thought that there should be some file to which we can put our wanted resolution, like this:
echo 1920x900 > /some/file/current_resolution
Or maybe some hack to programmable unplug and then replug video output again with suggested resolution (so it's like a reinitialization of kms).
But actutally I have discovered that fbset is a solution. There is the same question on a more generic unix.stackexchange site, but
It works even for ubuntu, so I decided to also write an answer here.
Use it as follows:
fbset -xres 1920 -yres 900
answered Feb 9 at 11:42
AsharkAshark
1154
add a comment |
I saw suggestions to change font size, but it is not the same as changing actual resolution.
I thought that there should be some file to which we can put our wanted resolution, like this:
echo 1920x900 > /some/file/current_resolution
Or maybe some hack to programmable unplug and then replug video output again with suggested resolution (so it's like a reinitialization of kms).
But actutally I have discovered that fbset is a solution. There is the same question on a more generic unix.stackexchange site, but
It works even for ubuntu, so I decided to also write an answer here.
Use it as follows:
fbset -xres 1920 -yres 900
answered Feb 9 at 11:42
AsharkAshark
1154
I saw suggestions to change font size, but it is not the same as changing actual resolution.
I thought that there should be some file to which we can put our wanted resolution, like this:
echo 1920x900 > /some/file/current_resolution
Or maybe some hack to programmable unplug and then replug video output again with suggested resolution (so it's like a reinitialization of kms).
But actutally I have discovered that fbset is a solution. There is the same question on a more generic unix.stackexchange site, but
It works even for ubuntu, so I decided to also write an answer here.
Use it as follows:
fbset -xres 1920 -yres 900
answered Feb 9 at 11:42
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