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Setting tty resolution via fbset(8)

fbset is a great tool to set tty resolution, especially if setting it through grub doesn’t work for you.
The package itself is available in Arch repositories, or if you want to download it from upstream: http://users.telenet.be/geertu/Linux/fbdev/fbset-2.1.tar.gz
The two important options for setting resolution are:
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              -xres <value>
                     set visible horizontal resolution (in pixels)

              -yres <value>
                     set visible vertical resolution (in pixels)


So for example executing fbset -xres 1920 -yres 1080 will set your tty resolution to 1920x1080

SIDE NOTE: in order for fbset to work without root permissions, your user has to be part of the video group

Re: Setting tty resolution via fbset(8)

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It is beneficial to mention that this does not work with nvidia gpus, or with the official nvidia drivers due to missing framebuffer drivers.