Re: Increase mc fontsize ?
Alan Corey via mc <[email protected]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 19:32:52 -0500
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--===============1093332811617722981== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000003a4c5f0647d58d87" --0000000000003a4c5f0647d58d87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sorry, it's in my signature. On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 7:14=E2=80=AFPM solarflow99 <[email protected]> wr= ote: > 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 start= ing >>> X manually (startx / xinit) but nothing works. >>> >>> VGA is 640x480, so if that's what you really want, video=3D640x480 can = be >>> 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 >> > --0000000000003a4c5f0647d58d87 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div>Sorry, it's in my signature.</div></div><br><div= class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai= l_attr">On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 7:14=E2=80=AFPM solarflow99 <<a href=3D"mai= lto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Whats= with the political shit in email?=C2=A0 Life is better without it.</div><d= iv><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><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:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"= noreferrer">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockq= uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p= x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Tried ask= ing ChatGPT?=C2=A0 It knows a lot of computer stuff.</div><div><br></div><d= iv><br><br>_________________________<br>Life will be better once the Republ= icans 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" cl= ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 5:58=E2=80=AFPM Felix Miata via mc = <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" re= l=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><b= lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-le= ft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">mi composed on 2026-01-07 2= 3:27 (UTC+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 norefe= rrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc" rel=3D= "noreferrer 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" rel=3D= "noreferrer">[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> </blockquote></div> --0000000000003a4c5f0647d58d87-- --===============1093332811617722981== 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 --===============1093332811617722981==--