How to set the VGA console text resolution to 80x25 in RHEL 6, 7and 8
Issue
- How do I make the text console to be 80x25 rather than the higher resolution which RHEL 6,7 and 8 use by default? This is necessary for the remote management features used in certain blade chassis.
- Adding
append vga=normal
to the PXE options does not appear to change the resolution.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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