Re: Increase mc fontsize ?
solarflow99 via mc <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 16:14:38 -0800
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--===============8516259806357658672== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000016de880647d54c41" --00000000000016de880647d54c41 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Whats with the political shit in email? Life is better without it. On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 3:59=E2=80=AFPM Alan Corey via mc < [email protected]> wrote: > Tried asking ChatGPT? It knows a lot of computer stuff. > > > > _________________________ > Life will be better once the Republicans move to Mars. > _________________________ > FIRE TRUMP! > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 5:58=E2=80=AFPM Felix Miata via mc < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> mi composed on 2026-01-07 23:27 (UTC+0100): >> >> >> Just add "nomodeset" to kernel parameters in GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX, >> rebuild >> >> configs and boot up in VGA mode again. >> >> > After i did that, thetty console endet up being VGA again :D >> > >> > However, it also endet up there completely - the displaymanager >> (lightdm) did not start anymore. I tried several others, and also starti= ng >> X manually (startx / xinit) but nothing works. >> >> VGA is 640x480, so if that's what you really want, video=3D640x480 can b= e >> included >> on your bootloader's linu line to force it. It's the same 80x25 mode >> pre-UEFI >> computers all used for BIOS setup. Using video=3D1024x768 in most cases >> will get the >> same mode as nomodeset produces, but without impacting X. If you are >> using Grub, >> you can easily test to see which mode you prefer by typing it in at the >> end of the >> linu line after striking the E key at your Grub menu. >> -- >> Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, >> based on faith, not based on science. >> >> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! >> >> Felix Miata >> -- >> mc mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc >> > -- > mc mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > --00000000000016de880647d54c41 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Whats with the political shit in email?=C2=A0 Life is= better without it.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote= gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 7= , 2026 at 3:59=E2=80=AFPM Alan Corey via mc <<a href=3D"mailto:mc@lists.= midnight-commander.org">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br><= /div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo= rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><d= iv>Tried asking ChatGPT?=C2=A0 It knows a lot of computer stuff.</div><div>= <br></div><div><br><br>_________________________<br>Life will be better onc= e the Republicans move to Mars.<br>_________________________<br>FIRE TRUMP!= <br>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 </div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir= =3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 5:58=E2=80=AFPM Felix Mi= ata via mc <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D= "_blank">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquot= e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px s= olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">mi composed on 2026-01-07 23:27 (UT= C+0100):<br> <br> >> Just add "nomodeset" to kernel parameters in GRUB_CMDLIN= E_LINUX, rebuild <br> >> configs and boot up in VGA mode again. <br> <br> > After i did that, thetty=C2=A0 console endet up being VGA again :D<br> > <br> > However, it also endet up there completely - the displaymanager (light= dm) did not start anymore. I tried several others, and also starting X manu= ally (startx / xinit) but nothing works. <br> <br> VGA is 640x480, so if that's what you really want, video=3D640x480 can = be included<br> on your bootloader's linu line to force it. It's the same 80x25 mod= e pre-UEFI<br> computers all used for BIOS setup. Using video=3D1024x768 in most cases wil= l get the<br> same mode as nomodeset produces, but without impacting X. If you are using = Grub,<br> you can easily test to see which mode you prefer by typing it in at the end= of the<br> linu line after striking the E key at your Grub menu.<br> -- <br> Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion,<br> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 based on faith, not based on science.<br> <br> =C2=A0Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks!<br> <br> Felix Miata<br> -- <br> mc mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" targe= t=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc" rel=3D= "noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.midnight-commander.= org/mailman/listinfo/mc</a><br> </blockquote></div> -- <br> mc mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">mc@lis= ts.midnight-commander.org</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc" rel=3D= "noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman= /listinfo/mc</a><br> </blockquote></div> --00000000000016de880647d54c41-- --===============8516259806357658672== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- mc mailing list [email protected] https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc --===============8516259806357658672==--