Console blank screen timeout

Alexander Dalloz ad+lists at uni-x.org
Mon Jun 20 19:46:12 UTC 2005


Am Mo, den 20.06.2005 schrieb Alexander Dalloz um 21:41:

> Am Mo, den 20.06.2005 schrieb Ashley M. Kirchner um 21:36:
> 
> >     How can I change the console character size at startup?  Right now 
> > the default is 80x25 and I want to change to some other size, like maybe 
> > 80x50...  (where are all the sizes listed anyway??)
> 
> Use "vga=ask" as kernel parameter while booting. But IIRC from some
> point of boot process on the resolution changes. You may too change a
> different font, specified in /etc/sysconfig/i18n.
> 
> Alexander

O, and the framebuffer modes are documented in the kernel documentation
(google can tell you too).

And about your subject line. Is that related to your posting or did your
intention changed while writing?

setterm -blank <seconds>     (-> man setterm)

Alexander


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