Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:58:22 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: "Kave p.Ram" <hotkaveh@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: customize the behaviour of the boot-loader Message-ID: <19990825225822.B265@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990825215103.51267.qmail@hotmail.com>; from Kave p.Ram on Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 09:50:55PM %2B0000 References: <19990825215103.51267.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 09:50:55PM +0000, Kave p.Ram wrote: > Hi ! > How do I customize the behaviour of the boot-loader ? > I've read the man page for : > boot(8) - system bootstrapping procedures > > and what I was looking for was how to make console 80x50 instead of default > 80x25 or something . > for example in linux if one uses lilo , he could edit the /etc/lilo.conf and > add vga=extended to that file . > when I read the boot(8) for FreeBSD it didn't mention anything about this > feature. > the man file mentioned "/boot.config" which I believe is the appropriate > file to lilo.conf . > Take a look at the vidcontrol(1) manpage. When you pick the settings you want add then to the ``allscreens'' line in /etc/rc.conf. I set mine to 80x30. This is from my /etc/rc.conf: font8x8="iso-8x8" font8x14="iso-8x14" font8x16="iso-thin-8x16" allscreens_flags="-m on VGA_80x30" The ``-m on'' turns the console mouse on. To use 80x50 you'll need to set ``font8x8'' (it's set to ``NO'' in /etc/defaults/rc.conf) to what ever charset you use (files are in /usr/share/syscons/fonts). HTH > first : is it the file to edit for customizing such features ? > if not , which file should be edited for making such features permanent > instead of doing them manually each time when booting. > > Thanx for any suggestion :-) > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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