changing console fonts?

[Aakin N. Patel]

: On Thursday 05 May 2005 06:24 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
: > On Thursday 05 May 2005 18:04, Mike Reinehr enlightened us thusly:
: > > On Thursday 05 May 2005 03:02 pm, Net Llama! wrote:
: > > > Yea, i figured out that appending "vga=ask" to the entry in
: > > > lilo.conf works at bootup, but I can't find any way to change this
: > > > afterwards without rebooting.  That Wiki doesn't seem to cover it
: > > > either.
: > >
: > > 	I don't remember where, but I do remember reading that you can not
: > > change your selection without rebooting.
: >
: > You read incorrectly, then. fbset (provided you're using a framebuffer
: > driver for the console) does precisely this without rebooting.
: >
: > Kurt
: 
: No, but I very likely _remembered_ incorrectly. Going back to the very How-To 
: that I recommended to Net Llama, it clearly mentions changing fonts & modes 
: in paragraphs 15 & 16. Mea culpa.

You have to reboot to switch between VGA nad EGA mode fonts, as those
are specified by the kernel at boot time. You can switch between the 
same category (VGA or EGA) console fonts without rebooting. Framebuffer
fonts are a special category, as it is similar to running X - you might
as well disregard most rules for the console once you enter framebuffer
mode.

							- Aakin