Console and gui/X can't be different resolution in F14?

[stan]

Hi,

I recently installed F14.  I've noticed that even when I tell grub to
use 1024x768 in the consoles (vga=0x317), it starts out there, then
quickly flips to the default for the gui, 1280x1024.  I like 1280x1024
for the gui, but it is just slightly uncomfortable in the console.

When I compile a custom kernel and explicitly enable framebuffer
support for vesa modes, the consoles come out perfectly, but the gui
has a maximum resolution of 1024x768.

Is there a way to have the gui at 1280x1024 and the console at 1024x768?

And if there isn't, what would I open the bugzilla against to request
this capability?  Or is it not feasible?

My system uses the nouveau driver with old hardware (no fancy stuff).

Thanks.

[Tom Horsley]

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:02:14 -0700
stan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently installed F14.  I've noticed that even when I tell grub to
> use 1024x768 in the consoles (vga=0x317), it starts out there, then
> quickly flips to the default for the gui, 1280x1024.  I like 1280x1024
> for the gui, but it is just slightly uncomfortable in the console.

This is a result of all the new "kernel mode setting" changes
in the video drivers. If what you are really after is a bigger
font in the console, you could try the one I attached to this
bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617768

[stan]

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:24:58 -0400
Tom Horsley  wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:02:14 -0700
> stan wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently installed F14.  I've noticed that even when I tell grub
> > to use 1024x768 in the consoles (vga=0x317), it starts out there,
> > then quickly flips to the default for the gui, 1280x1024.  I like
> > 1280x1024 for the gui, but it is just slightly uncomfortable in the
> > console.
>
> This is a result of all the new "kernel mode setting" changes
> in the video drivers. If what you are really after is a bigger
> font in the console, you could try the one I attached to this
> bugzilla:
>
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=617768

You hit the nail on the head with the bugzilla.  More real estate, same
bit size fonts.

I was just about to replay to my original query with the information
that I found a program called setfont, and all the fonts
in /lib/kbd/consolefonts/.  In particular, I adjusted the font to be
one of the wonderful terminus fonts[1], and I am happy now.  Having the
ability to use 16 bit color in the console would make me even happier,
but that seems to be unachievable without moving mountains.

Experiment on a terminal by typing, say,
setfont ter-120b -C /dev/tty2
to try the font out on terminal2.

1.  packages terminus-fonts-console and terminus-fonts (for X11).