Description of problem: When the boot flag vga=extended is initially set, the console changes mode for a brief moment and then reverts back to the standard 80x25 text mode. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Modify the grub boot paramaters to add vga=extended and remove rhgb 2. Boot image 3. Actual results: See description Expected results: Console permanently set to 80x50 Additional info:
vga=ext merely sets a different vga font. To have it be permanent, put a different font in /etc/sysconfig/i18n for sysfont (i.e., LatArCyrHeb-08 to run in 80x50).
Thanks. At least this is documented now. Google turned up nothing on this.