From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Sep 18 11:20:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA03147 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:20:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA03049 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:20:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id LAA00413; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tim.xenologics.com (tim.xenologics.com [194.77.5.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA29645 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 07:10:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from seggers@semyam.dinoco.de) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by tim.xenologics.com (8.8.5/8.8.8) with UUCP id QAA27249 for FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:07:01 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from seggers@localhost) by semyam.dinoco.de (8.9.1/8.8.8) id JAA12012; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:32:05 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from seggers) Message-Id: <199809180732.JAA12012@semyam.dinoco.de> Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:32:05 +0200 (CEST) From: Stefan Eggers Reply-To: seggers@semyam.dinoco.de To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: seggers@semyam.dinoco.de X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: docs/7974: vidcontrol(1) doesn't list VESA_* modes Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 7974 >Category: docs >Synopsis: vidcontrol(1) doesn't list VESA_* modes >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 18 11:20:03 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stefan Eggers >Organization: none >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 >Environment: -current sources cvsup'ed yesterday. >Description: The man page for vidcontrol lists option -i but neither does it explain that this shall list the available VESA modes (if they are available) given modes as argument nor is there any other indication that these new modes exist on a system with the required kernel support. >How-To-Repeat: As always with docs: Read them carefully. ;-) >Fix: Index: vidcontrol.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /usr2/FreeBSD/CVSROOT/src/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1,v retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -r1.13 vidcontrol.1 --- vidcontrol.1 1998/09/15 18:16:39 1.13 +++ vidcontrol.1 1998/09/18 07:29:33 @@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ The graphic mode .Ar VGA_320x200 can also be chosen. +If the kernel supports it and the adapter has a VESA BIOS one can also +use VESA_* modes. Option "-i modes" lists the available ones. .It fgcol Op bgcol Change colors when displaying text. Specify the foreground color (e.g. "vidcontrol white"), or both a foreground & background color >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message