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Asked: 2019-06-30 07:19:54 +0800 CST

Set Console number of Lines

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The question is about the console you get by hitting CtrlAltFx (F2 for instance). Not the Terminal from a gnome (...) session.

Whatever the size of the font I choose, the bottom line is always lacking ~2 pixels, thus the cursor is not visible.

I tried to modify /etc/default/console-setup and add 

SCREEN_HEIGHT="800"

instead of "900" to see if anything changes... but nothing changes.

Is there a way to either

  • Change the console number of lines (I'd set the current number - 1)
  • Change the screen height to allow for the cursor to be visible

(preferred solution would be the 'number of lines' one)

Edit

It's Ubuntu 18.04 on a Macbook pro 15" mid-2015, installed as an alternative boot (using refind). fbset output

mode "2880x1800"
    geometry 2880 1800 2880 1800 32
    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    accel true
    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
endmode
command-line display screen

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Have you tried

    resizecons -lines 40

    This command works with every single one of my Ctrl+Alt+F tty consoles. The number of lines can be set to 25, 28, 30, 34, 36, 40, 44, 50, 60.

    if this command is not found you may need to sudo apt update && sudo apt install console-setup console-setup-linux

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