Comments on: Changing resolution of your Ubuntu Server command line in VMWare Fusion

By: Aji Setiabudi

Aji Setiabudi — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:42:11 +0000

These are mine: 4 servers (Ubuntu Natty), 1 KVM & monitor
In /etc/default/grub, uncomment:
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640×480

Restart twice (LoL O_o), then it works. I don’t use update-grub tough.

By: Pierce

Pierce — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:44:25 +0000

Came across this in a Google search. Kinda wish I’d read the whole article before jumping into it. Yeah, it killed my Ubuntu server VM display, luckily I was able to ssh into the server and undo what I did and rebooted and it all worked again. Anyone trying this, your mileage may vary. I would do as the author suggests at the end. Just SSH into the server and fullscreen your terminal.

By: Brady J. Frey

Brady J. Frey — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:33:31 +0000

On the new Ubuntu’s, it’s a little different. Like you said, edit:
etc/default/grub

But now comment out the line
GRUB_GFXMODE

and make it something like:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1024×768

It’s human readable, so pick your resolution. Once done, you can:
update-grub

and
reboot

as normal. Rinse and repeat for the resolution of your choosing!

By: Big Mac

Big Mac — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:36:26 +0000

NO It didn’t work; and now nothing comes up. Yor a peace of shit.