Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 10:37:56 +0200 (CEST) From: freebsd@oldach.net (Helge Oldach) To: void@f-m.fm (void) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: configuring the console on 14-stable with hdmi-attached screen Message-ID: <202308260837.37Q8buP6088530@nuc.oldach.net> In-Reply-To: <ZOix5o6iKcDwnuP6@int21h> from void at "25 Aug 2023 14:51:34"
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void wrote on Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:51:34 +0200 (CEST): > I can see there's "sc" and "vt" in the kernel but have never successfully > set a console screen font going by the handbook. In addition to the font > being smaller, it'd be good to have it less blocky and for the usable screen to > go to the full extent of the (1920*1080) screen. Right now there's like a > 3cm unusable margin all round. The kernel is unmodified GENERIC > stable/14-n265022 For historical reasons I'm using "sc". Enabled by | kern.vty="sc" in /boot/loader.conf. To select the proper resolution, in my case I've added | hint.sc.0.flags="0x180" | hint.sc.0.vesa_mode="0x160" to /boot/device.hints. The correct VESA mode likely depends on your graphics card. Mine is a VirtualBox VBoxSVGA on a 1920×1024 screen. | vidcontrol -i mode </dev/ttyv0 is your friend determining the proper resolution. Appropriate fonts I chose through: | font8x16="iso-thin-8x16" | font8x14="iso-8x14" | font8x8="iso-8x8" in /etc/rc.conf.d/syscons (/etc/rc.conf will do as well). Kind regards Helge
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