How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
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How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
After I enabled Secure Boot and TPM, it works fine but the text size is small. I'm on a 50" screen. The text size is fine everywhere else, just GRUB has tiny text.
After I enabled Secure Boot and TPM, it works fine but the text size is small. I'm on a 50" screen. The text size is fine everywhere else, just GRUB has tiny text.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Like this:
Reboot and test.
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sudo apt-get install grub2-theme-mint-2k
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Awhile back I did use,
to get the nice looking GRUB screen.
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apt install grub2-theme-mint
Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Thank you, I'll do that, I'm sure that will fix it.Pjotr wrote: ⤴Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:03 am Like this:Reboot and test.Code: Select all
sudo apt-get install grub2-theme-mint-2k
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
How can I do the opposite? I recently installed "sudo apt-get grub2-theme-mint-2k" but now I find the font is too big and I would like to go back to the default font. How can I do that? Thanks. I'm using Cinnamon Mint 20.2...
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
I'd like to know that too, if anyone has an answer?Venus Flytrap wrote: ⤴Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pm How can I do the opposite? I recently installed "sudo apt-get grub2-theme-mint-2k" but now I find the font is too big and I would like to go back to the default font. How can I do that? Thanks. I'm using Cinnamon Mint 20.2...
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
RamBurner & matelot1958:
You can set bigger grub font size indirectly by setting lower grub screen resolution. For example, if native resolution of your monitor is 1920x1080 and you want to increase size of text by lowering screen resolution to 1366x768, do these steps:
(0. if installed, remove grub theme by
1. launch Terminal and insert command
2. find the following line
3. delete hashmark at beginning and edit desired resolution; it then should look like this:
4. save file, exit editor
5. run this command
6. reboot & test your new grub text size
7. if not satisfactory, repeat the whole process with different standard resolution; including step 5.
You can set bigger grub font size indirectly by setting lower grub screen resolution. For example, if native resolution of your monitor is 1920x1080 and you want to increase size of text by lowering screen resolution to 1366x768, do these steps:
(0. if installed, remove grub theme by
apt purge grub2-theme-mint
command)1. launch Terminal and insert command
sudo xed /etc/default/grub
2. find the following line
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
3. delete hashmark at beginning and edit desired resolution; it then should look like this:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768
4. save file, exit editor
5. run this command
sudo update-grub
6. reboot & test your new grub text size
7. if not satisfactory, repeat the whole process with different standard resolution; including step 5.
Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Yes--exactly how I do it.valouch wrote: ⤴Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:37 pm RamBurner & matelot1958:
You can set bigger grub font size indirectly by setting lower grub screen resolution. For example, if native resolution of your monitor is 1920x1080 and you want to increase size of text by lowering screen resolution to 1366x768, do these steps:
(0. if installed, remove grub theme byapt purge grub2-theme-mint
command)
1. launch Terminal and insert command
sudo xed /etc/default/grub
2. find the following line
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
3. delete hashmark at beginning and edit desired resolution; it then should look like this:
GRUB_GFXMODE=1366x768
4. save file, exit editor
5. run this command
sudo update-grub
6. reboot & test your new grub text size
7. if not satisfactory, repeat the whole process with different standard resolution; including step 5.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Thank you valouch. I think (0 is the one I'm interested in.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
Useful info above. Wouldn't mind if this forum had reddit like ratings so I could thumbs up on the OP's question and answers. Taking notes.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
You can customise grub fonts to any size. The method explained above increases/decreases everything on the grub page including the border.
If it's only font size you wish to change, which was what was asked for, then this method is more appropriate.
If it's only font size you wish to change, which was what was asked for, then this method is more appropriate.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
That's easy:Venus Flytrap wrote: ⤴Sat Nov 27, 2021 2:34 pm How can I do the opposite? I recently installed "sudo apt-get grub2-theme-mint-2k" but now I find the font is too big and I would like to go back to the default font. How can I do that? Thanks. I'm using Cinnamon Mint 20.2...
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sudo apt-get remove grub2-theme-mint-2k
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sudo apt-get install grub2-theme-mint
This should make the font of the boot menu much smaller, whilst preserving its nice looks.
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Re: How do you increase text size on GRUB screen?
To add to valouch's post:
When grub menu show, press "c" which will bring you to the grub command line.
Type
Load Mint. Run this command:
It will ask for your password twice.
Edit this line (if GRUB_GFXMODE=... isn't there, add it):
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
Remove the "#" and change the resolution to one that was listed from
Run:
Reboot to see the results. Keep trying the others listed until you get one that you like.
P.S. Whatever you do, please don't use Grub Customizer. It infiltrates your whole grub system and is almost impossible to fix if anything goes wrong with grub and kernel updates.
When grub menu show, press "c" which will bring you to the grub command line.
Type
videoinfo
and press enter. This will show you all the possible resolutions that you can use for grub. Write them on a piece of paper.Load Mint. Run this command:
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xed admin:///etc/default/grub
Edit this line (if GRUB_GFXMODE=... isn't there, add it):
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480
Remove the "#" and change the resolution to one that was listed from
videoinfo
. Lower resolutions will give you larger text. Save the file.Run:
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sudo update-grub
P.S. Whatever you do, please don't use Grub Customizer. It infiltrates your whole grub system and is almost impossible to fix if anything goes wrong with grub and kernel updates.