From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 14 22: 8:43 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12FEE37B401 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:08:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from subliminal.tekrealm.net (subliminal.tekrealm.net [64.81.247.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70DE143E77 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:08:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from elitetek@tekrealm.net) Received: from subliminal.tekrealm.net (whoami@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by subliminal.tekrealm.net (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gAF68eXB069450; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:08:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from elitetek@tekrealm.net) Received: (from elitetek@localhost) by subliminal.tekrealm.net (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gAF67PnN069421; Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:07:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from elitetek@tekrealm.net) X-Authentication-Warning: subliminal.tekrealm.net: elitetek set sender to elitetek@tekrealm.net using -f Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:07:25 -0800 From: Andrew Stuart To: Alvaro Gil Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stuck in 640X480 want 800X600 Message-ID: <20021115060725.GD69109@freebsd.tekrealm.net> Reply-To: elitetek@tekrealm.net References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 at 09:47:13 -0500, Alvaro Gil wrote: > Here is my question, how do I get my console into 800X600 mode? I > have tried my BIOS and there is no option for an extended text mode. > DOS also boots into 640X480. > If my memory serves me correctly, you need to compile VESA support into your kernel, then you should be able to use vidcontrol to change the screen to 800x600, for some laptops you will also need to compile in: SC_PIXEL_MODE # add support for the raster text mode along with VESA -- Andrew Stuart http://www.tekrealm.net Absence makes the heart go wander. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message