Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:34:45 GMT From: Wxcafe <wxcafe@wxcafe.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/174558: Error in handbook about setting virtual console resolution Message-ID: <201212190034.qBJ0Yj0i012589@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201212190040.qBJ0e0Sf045581@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 174558 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Error in handbook about setting virtual console resolution >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 19 00:40:00 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Wxcafe >Release: 9.0-REALEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD nuada-airgetlam 9.0-REALEASE FreeBSD 9.0-REALEASE #0: Tue Jan 3 07:46:38 UTC 2012 root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: There is a problem in the FreeBSD handbook as provided by freebsd.org. The chapter about virtual console (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/consoles.html for reference) tells users that, in order to change the resolution of the console, they must first recompile their kernels (4.2.6 :"The FreeBSD console default video mode may be adjusted to 1024x768, 1280x1024, or any other size supported by your graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode, you first must recompile your kernel and include two additional options"), even though you can do the same by adding a module to the kernel (kldload vesa for example) to do the same. >How-To-Repeat: Read the freebsd handbook >Fix: Changing the Handbook accordingly. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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