From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 25 15: 7:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from sand.global.net.uk (sand.global.net.uk [195.147.248.109]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CF2B14F66 for ; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:07:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mark@globalnet.co.uk) Received: from p33s13a06.client.global.net.uk ([195.147.221.52] helo=marder-1.) by sand.global.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 11JlAn-0007kZ-00; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 23:05:37 +0100 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.2/8.8.8) id WAA02444; Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:58:23 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 22:58:22 +0100 From: Mark Ovens To: "Kave p.Ram" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: customize the behaviour of the boot-loader Message-ID: <19990825225822.B265@marder-1> References: <19990825215103.51267.qmail@hotmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i In-Reply-To: <19990825215103.51267.qmail@hotmail.com>; from Kave p.Ram on Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 09:50:55PM +0000 Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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