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are we in console (my vote) or terminal? i would not be asking this but there doesn't seem to be a consistent view on which is one is termed and so the google search becomes a wholly frustrating issue
the real problem is if x does not boot, what do i need to setup for console: screen size
i have in /etc/default/grub
You didn't give much information about what is actually happening. It seems you end up in a recovery console, or terminal, or whatever you want to call it. But that isn't enough information to start making informed guesses, just WAGs. If this is on very new hardware, it might need a newer kernel to get to a desktop. That usually is shown by a black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left. But I'm just taking random shots in the dark here, based on almost no information.
when x was not starting, i was dropping into console and that was running at something like 1024x768. i rectificied that with the below in /etc/default/grub
in /etc/grub/default on the line which says 'GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT'
Initially on the grub menu you can press e and then add vga=ask then ctrl+x to boot to get a list of supported resolutions.
If you are happy you can make the changes permanent by editing /etc/grub/default.