Felmon Davis composed on 2017-08-06 18:33 (UTC-0400): > now I get: > resolution: 96x96 dots per inch > dimensions: 3200x1800 pixels (846x476 mm) Without knowing the content of xorg.conf, any optional startup xrandr command and seeing Xorg.0.log, there's nothing more for me to say about that response than what I wrote about it upthread. > why the difference? well, the terminal screen you get after shutting > down X is really, really tiny and evidently, in one of my attempts to > do something, I deleted /home/davisf! quite shocked when I couldn't > log back in. What's a terminal screen? The font used by an Xterm can be controlled, within limits, through ~/.Xresources. Mine have: xterm*faceName: Droid Sans Mono:antialias=true xterm*faceSize: 11 The font that is used on the vttys (traditionally tty[1-6]) can be changed multiple ways: 1-on a per boot basis, or repeatedly via bootloader configuration, by keeping the kernel's default size 16 font and applying a lower resolution video mode on the vttys through a cmdline option: a: vga= (e.g. 788, 0x317, 794) applicable if KMS is disabled, and for the initial boot message moments if not disabled b: video= (e.g. 1024x768 or 1440x900) applicable when KMS is not disabled, regardless of bootloader used (my preference) c: with grub2 and without KMS disabled, within limits, through /etc/default/grub (self-documenting) and grub2-mkconfig 2-by configuring vttys to use a font larger than size 16. setfont can do this on the fly using /usr/bin/setfont. (I never choose this method) ...> (b) if I kill X or boot into terminal, I get that teensy-weensy font > on the terminal. I recall you discussing some kernel fixes for > this.... As above. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
