Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 18:34:31 +0200 From: Matthias <matthias@smormegpa.no> To: tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: non-blocky console font Message-ID: <CF18FDAD-DFBE-4C0B-BFA0-8FB1D1DB5512@smormegpa.no> In-Reply-To: <20190603134759.GA52553@rpi3.zyxst.net> References: <20190603134759.GA52553@rpi3.zyxst.net>
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> Am 03.06.2019 um 15:47 schrieb tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net>: >=20 > Hello, >=20 > context: recent 12-stable, amd64, desktop >=20 > What I'd like to do is to have a default console font that's not blocky. > The default seems to be 640*480. My screen is 1920*1024. I'd like > something like the default console font that OpenBSD uses. >=20 > Thing is, there aren't any (it seems - I can't find them) *recent* > complete instructions how to do this on *recent* FreeBSD12. Confusingly, b= oth sc and vt are in the default kernel. What is best to use?=20 > This is a desktop system, and it runs X fine. It has an nvidia graphics ca= rd, and is using the latest drm-kmod for FreeBSD12. I don't want the console= configuration interfering with the working X setup. But I'd like a fon't th= at isn't huge for the times I don't want to start X. >=20 > If I follow the console section in the handbook and for instance try >=20 > # kldload vesa >=20 > I get this error: > module_register_init: MOD_LOAD (vesa, 0xffffffff836c6000, 0) error 19 = sysctl_unregister_oid: failed(22) to unregister sysctl(vesa) >=20 > or >=20 > # vidcontrol -i mode > (no modes displayed) The Handbook is not up to date on that topic. > Basically all that I'm looking for are instructions about: > 1. whether to use sc or vt VT is the modern (e.g. support for UTF-8) successor of SC and has been the d= efault for quite some time now. Stick with VT. > 2. how to change resolution Look for vt.fb.default_mode in man(4) vt > 3. how to change console font kbdcontrol -f <fontname> (in /usr/local/share/vt/fonts) > please would anyone advise? >=20 > thanks, > --=20 > J. >=20
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