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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu Server 6.06LTS - video mode   
   From: SmoothJazz    
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   Hadron  wrote in   
   news:87wt25q702.fsf@geemail.com:    
      
   It's not in Gnome or KDE since Ubuntu server has no GUI.  Just the    
   default terminal I get once Ubuntu server boots up...   
      
   I don't even have Gedit - so I will try VI on my menu.lst (after backing    
   it up first).   
      
   Thanks alot for your reply!   
      
      
      
   > SmoothJazz  writes:   
   >    
   >> jellybean stonerfish  wrote in   
   >> news:Z4zCh.15855$O02.4280@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net:    
   >>   
   >>> On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:19:31 -0600, SmoothJazz wrote:   
   >>>    
   >>>> Is it possible to change the video mode in Ubuntu server for the   
   >>>> terminal?    
   >>>>    
   >>>> Currently the text is HUGE on my display.   
   >>>>    
   >>>> Any ideas are sure welcome!   
   >>>    
   >>> do you know about vga=ask   
   >>>    
   >>>    
   >>   
   >> I have read a little - but am not sure how to set this kernel boot    
   >> parameter.  Can you please give me some help?   
   >>   
   >    
   > (your reply moved to bottom)   
   >    
   > Do you mean the full screen terminal you get when you hit   
   > ctl-alt-f6 and so forth? Or do you mean the terminal opened in a   
   > window on the GUI desktop (kde or gnome?)?   
   >    
   > If the former then from a command line we make a copy and then edit   
   > the grub file:   
   >    
   > cp /boot/grub/menu.lst ~   
   > sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst   
   >    
   > and then add vga line to the kernel mode as mentioned in this thread.   
   > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2050346   
   >    
   > For more info Google up "menu.lst ubuntu vga="   
   >    
   > be careful!!!! if you corrupt your menu.lst your system may get   
   > screwed up.    
   >    
   > If its Gnome Terminal just edit/profiles/default ....   
   >    
   > good luck.   
   >    
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