How to increase the "buffer" Debian consoles?

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UseRifle2011-06-07 17:08:57

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UseRifle, 2011-06-07 17:08:57

Hello,
I have a Debian VM, clean console.
I write commands into it, the result of some happens on several screens - then I use shift + PgUp to see the entire output. But when the output is especially large (like more than 100 lines) - I can’t see its beginning anymore, I have to upload it to a file and look there.
I think that this can be configured somewhere in the configs so that not 100, but more lines are saved, can someone tell me?

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VBart, 2011-06-08
@VBart

If fb is not used, then you need to rebuild the kernel by tweaking the following options:
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64

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lesha_penguin, 2011-06-07
@lesha_penguin

Are you interested in console scroll buffer (text or framebuffer) or terminal scroll buffer?