Setting text console dimensions via Grub2

[Alonzo]

hello,

If you can tell me how to check the dimentions of the terminal with speakup 
I'll check mumy configuration of grub2 and see if I can help.
I seem to remember editing /etc/defaults.grub
There should be al ine in the file about setting resolution.

Alonzo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garry Turkington" <garrys.lists at gmail.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Setting text console dimensions via Grub2


> Hi,
>
> Thanks to Janina and Jason for their help on this.  It's still
> defeating me however.
>
> With grub2 the vga= parameter isn't supported anymore so simply
> setting vga=xyz isn't an option anymore.  Googling gives a bunch of
> info re setting gfxmode parameters and ensuring a few modules are
> loaded but I'm still ending up with a 80x25 console.
>
> So let me ask the question another way.  If anyone is running a newer
> distro what did they need do to ensure a console with greater than a
> 80x25 layout?
>
> Thanks,
> Garry
>
> On 5/18/10, Jason White <jason at jasonjgw.net> wrote:
>> You can also use the fbset command, which under Debian can be found in
>> the fbset package.
>>
>> It is installed, but I haven't tried it, since the default resolution of
>> my framebuffer consoles does what I want: it maximizes the number of
>> characters on the display.
>>
>>
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