From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Nov 25 17:04:38 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0EC246F267 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:04:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@3dresearch.com) Received: from smtpg.telissant.net (smtpg.telissant.net [104.225.1.73]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4Ch6gp0Fsnz3lNV for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:04:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@3dresearch.com) Received: from sacada.3dresearch.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtpg.telissant.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4Ch6gm3qHLz1lvRN for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:36 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at telissant.net Received: from smtpg.telissant.net ([127.0.0.1]) by sacada.3dresearch.com (sacada.3dresearch.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id CJ69QkDxZ3Qz for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from bufftemp.3dresearch.com (unknown [71.112.244.15]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: bufftemp@sacada.3dresearch.com) by smtpg.telissant.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4Ch6gm1P9Yz1lvRJ for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from bufftemp.3dresearch.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bufftemp.3dresearch.com (Postfix) with SMTP id B3EA577331 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:03:42 -0500 From: Janos Dohanics To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Console resolution/font size Message-Id: <20201125120342.642137e5543f8d9ee25d84a9@3dresearch.com> In-Reply-To: References: <20201125020318.30f5921d6fee3e267945a243@3dresearch.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.32; amd64-portbld-freebsd12.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4Ch6gp0Fsnz3lNV X-Spamd-Bar: / Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of web@3dresearch.com designates 104.225.1.73 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=web@3dresearch.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-0.80 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ENVFROM_SERVICE_ACCT(1.00)[]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a:smtpg.telissant.net]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.999]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[71.112.244.15:received]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[104.225.1.73:from]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36236, ipnet:104.225.1.0/24, country:US]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCVD_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[5]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[3dresearch.com]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[104.225.1.73:from:127.0.2.255]; FROM_SERVICE_ACCT(1.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:04:39 -0000 On Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:45:06 +0100 Christoph Brinkhaus wrote: > Am Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 02:03:18AM -0500 schrieb Janos Dohanics: > > Hello, > > Hello Janos! > > > [...] > > > > How can I make a specific console resolution presistent across > > reboots? And how would I set a resolution between 800x600 and > > 1920x1080? Why is the setting in /boot/loader.conf ignored? > > > Please have a look at efi_max_resolution which is specfied in > /boot/loader.conf. I use that on one of my laptops. > > efi_max_resolution > Specify the maximum desired resolution for the EFI > console. The following values are accepted: > > Value Resolution > 480p 640x480 > 720p 1280x720 > 1080p 1920x1080 > 2160p 3840x2160 > 4k 3840x2160 > 5k 5120x2880 > WidthxHeight WidthxHeight Hi Christoph, I have changed /boot/loader.conf as you have suggested: # cat /boot/loader.conf kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0" kern.geom.label.gptid.enable="0" cryptodev_load="YES" zfs_load="YES" efi_max_resolution="720p" Works perfect, thank you! Except: The FreeBSD Boot Loader Menu is not displayed. After 10 seconds, the boot process items keep scrolling at a readable resolution. Not sure though what that resolution is, dmesg says: VT(efifb): resolution 800x600 -- Janos Dohanics