Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 21:26:58 +0000 From: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is VESA_800x600 hardcoded to 80x25? Message-ID: <20020106212658.GD19117@gw.tex.bogus> In-Reply-To: <20020106174248.A42857@Deadcell.ANT> References: <20020106154230.GD1141@gw.tex.bogus> <20020106174248.A42857@Deadcell.ANT>
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On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 05:42:48PM +0100, Andreas Ntaflos wrote:
| On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 03:42:30PM +0000, Nuno Teixeira wrote:
| >
| > Hello to all,
| >
| > For the first time I configured VESA and SC_PIXEL_MODE in kernel to reach
| > VESA_800x600 (100x37).
| >
| > When I used vidcontrol to do this I noted that I only can get a smaller
| > "window" in the middle of the screen (80x25).
| > [snip]
| > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
| > Message:
| > >... knowing that 800x600 / 8x16 = 100x37.5 I should be able to do better.
| > >I switched to VESA_800x600, but instead of getting 100x37 I just get 80x25
| > >in a smaller "window" in the middle of the screen.
| > >
| > >1) Is VESA ... hardcoded to 80x25?
| > >
| > >2) Is this combo hardcoded to 4-bit color?
| >
| > 1) Yes, VESA_800x600 is hardcoded to 80x25 in vidcontrol.c, but it is easy
| > to fix. Just make the following change and recompile:
| >
| > if (mode == SW_VESA_800x600) {
| > [snip]
|
| In order to have VESA_800x600 use the full screen of the virtual console,
| run the following:
|
| # vidcontrol -g 100x37 VESA_800x600 -f whatever_font_you_want
|
| This will resize it to the said geometry of 100x37 chars at a resolution
| of 800x600.
|
| The rc.conf entries look like this on my box:
|
| allscreens_flags="-g 100x37 VESA_800x600"
| font8x16="/usr/share/syscons/fonts/iso15-8x16.fnt"
|
| This should work just fine and fill up the whole available screen.
|
| I just don't like the low refresh rate of 60Hz, after some time, it blinds
| my head :)
|
| Does anyone know how to increase the vert. refresh at 800x600?
|
| regards
| --
| Andreas "ant" Ntaflos
| ntaflos.andreas@gmx.net
| Vienna, AUSTRIA
Hi,
Thanks for the rc.conf tip.
60Hz is the max value that my 14' monitor handle so it is good that default
refresh is 60Hz.
Thanks,
--
Nuno Teixeira
pt-quorum.com
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