From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 29 13:16:48 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 108F2F26; Thu, 29 May 2014 13:16:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.dlink.ua (smtp.dlink.ua [193.138.187.146]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C05072882; Thu, 29 May 2014 13:16:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from terran (unknown [192.168.99.1]) (Authenticated sender: ray) by smtp.dlink.ua (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D13E2C4981; Thu, 29 May 2014 16:16:45 +0300 (EEST) Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 16:17:43 +0300 From: Aleksandr Rybalko To: Claude Buisson Subject: Re: RFT vidcontrol for vt(4) Message-Id: <20140529161743.a124c539c3b73dc908d7850e@ddteam.net> In-Reply-To: <5370E47E.7030304@orange.fr> References: <20140311162743.072870a9afd4f74fff9e99e8@ddteam.net> <5370CE34.8000905@orange.fr> <20140512171415.558dbcb68971d1db675ea39e@ddteam.net> <5370E47E.7030304@orange.fr> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.24.22; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: emaste@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 13:16:48 -0000 On Mon, 12 May 2014 17:10:54 +0200 Claude Buisson wrote: > On 05/12/2014 16:14, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > > On Mon, 12 May 2014 15:35:48 +0200 > > Claude Buisson wrote: > > > >> On 03/11/2014 15:27, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote: > >>> Hello hackers! > >>> > >>> Here is link to the patch[1] for vidcontrol that makes it to know if it > >>> run w/ or w/o vt(4) and if vt(4) is present, then: > >>> 1. screen map feature disabled (vt(4) use Unicode, so screen map not > >>> needed). > >>> 2. enable to load fornt from /usr/share/vt/fonts/ dir. PLease put > >>> "gallant" font[2] to /usr/share/vt/fonts/. > >>> > >>> Looks like it works fine, but maybe I forgot something :) > >>> So please test it in your own environment. > >>> > >>> Big thanks to Ed for preparing that font file! > >>> > >>> 1. > >>> http://people.freebsd.org/~ray/newcons/vidcontrol_for_vt_2014-03-11.patch > >>> 2. http://people.freebsd.org/~emaste/newcons/gallant.fnt > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> WBW > >>> > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> I applied this patch on a 10.0-STABLE r264390 with a Radeon Mobility X300 (M22) > >> 5460, and DRM2. > >> > >> I could load an home made terminus 16x32 font (my eyes are too old to work with > >> a 8x16 font on a 1920x1200 17" screen), by > >> > >> - looping on each ttyvN in a rc.local script > >> > >> or > >> > >> - adding allscreens_flags="-f terminus-u32" to rc.conf (for /etc/rc.d/syscons > >> consumption) > > > > Cool! > > Are you like to share that font? > > > > Off course. > In fact I generated 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32 fonts from terminus-font-4.38 by > using the tools/tools/vt/fontcvt utility. > I will send you these fonts offlist (because the FreeBSD lists do not like > attachments). > > >> > >> I just discovered than scrolling back in console mode works ONLY on ttyv0. > > > > Huh, it's surprising me. Before your mail I think we have problem with > > scrollback on vty0, but not on others. :) > > Looks like I have to concentrate and fix them all at once. > > > > I confirm that scrollback works on ttyv0, but not on others ttyv when a font is > loaded. > > >> > >> What I have to do to get scrolling on every ttyvN ? > >> > >> The only way to get the system working in normal VGA mode (640x480) (not loading > >> the drm2 and radeon kms modules by loader.conf) is by configuring the BIOS to > >> not do display expansion - which leads to the same ridiculously small font.. > >> > >> And of course, kbdmux keeps being mandatory to be able to load a keymap. > > > > Yeah, I still remember. :) > > > > This could be noted in the newly born vt(4) man page .. > > >> > >> TIA > >> > >> Claude Buisson > >> > > > > Many thanks Claude! > > > > WBW > > > > CBu > Hello Claude! Looks like nobody care about this patch, only you did test for it :) So I commit it to HEAD, if you need it to be MFCed, I will do it a week later. Many thanks for your help!!! WBW -- Aleksandr Rybalko