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 CFB8746F265 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 4Ch6gn75GCz3lNS for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:04:37 +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 4Ch6gn0qRdz1lvRJ for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:37 -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 RJJpGZzdqcfA 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 4Ch6gm5stBz1lvRP 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 6283977332 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:04:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:03:59 -0500 From: Janos Dohanics To: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Console resolution/font size Message-Id: <20201125120359.d333b8157d01eaa26a071041@3dresearch.com> In-Reply-To: <24210d43-24ec-433f-d724-90821a51582d@gmail.com> References: <20201125020318.30f5921d6fee3e267945a243@3dresearch.com> <24210d43-24ec-433f-d724-90821a51582d@gmail.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: 4Ch6gn75GCz3lNS 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 13:40:45 +0300 "N.J.Terry" wrote: > On 25.11.20 10:03, Janos Dohanics wrote: > > [...] > > > > How can I make a specific console resolution presistent across > > reboots? And how would I set a resolution between 800x600 and > > 1920x1080? > > Hi Janos > > please delete those two settings in /boot/loader.conf, try instead > exec="gop set 3" or set efi_max_resolution="800x600". > > loader.conf(5): > > efi_max_resolution > ... > The following values are accepted: > Value Resolution > .... > WidthxHeight WidthxHeight Thank you, setting efi_max_resolution="720p" works great, except as I noted in my reply to Christoph, the screen is completely blank when you'd expect the FreeBSD Boot Loader Menu being displayed. -- Janos Dohanics