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Change console resolution (Armbian/bookworm) - jcgraybill - 06-21-2023
Hi - I'm running the Armbian "bookworm" cli-only Linux image on my Pinebook, which overall works great, except that text is extremely small on the 1080p LCD display. I've seen other folks with lower-resolution modes for console, but can't figure out how to change it.
I've tried updating disp_mode in /boot/armbianEnv.txt to no avail. No setting I've tried for this has had any effect. I've had slightly more luck adding extraargs=video=1280x720p@60 to this file: the screen goes black during boot, so at least something is getting passed to the kernel, although it seems to be an invalid resolution, and I haven't been able to find a valid one through trial and error.
Does anybody have any ideas? It looks like there are configuration utilities available if you add a desktop environment, but I'd really rather avoid that if possible.
Thank you!
RE: Change console resolution (Armbian/bookworm) - jcgraybill - 06-22-2023
I figured it out! I needed to change the terminal font and font size with:
Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setupThe VGA font supports two large sizes (the ones that state they require framebuffer support).
And then to increase the screen brightness:
Code:
sudo apt install brightnessctl
sudo brightnessctl set 10With these in place, I now have a pleasantly readable console experience.