From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Jun 3 16:50:48 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C366915B6B31 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2019 16:50:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthias@smormegpa.no) Received: from mailrelay1-1.pub.mailoutpod1-cph3.one.com (mailrelay1-1.pub.mailoutpod1-cph3.one.com [46.30.210.182]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3EAFC89BF9 for ; Mon, 3 Jun 2019 16:50:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matthias@smormegpa.no) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=smormegpa.no; s=20140924; h=to:references:message-id:content-transfer-encoding:cc:date:in-reply-to:from: subject:mime-version:content-type:from; bh=TYAsafMtblMsVXtCtPi35RQbAuOiAHMs8pdCH7hBJBs=; b=TeTrHl8Ekm3i6q0v1sCDuMwkGV/h36vPl4E8Mxyr33aNgjCwf8QGhyZMJFUaGe+HNq5BVSneuWmPf e5jBPMM1Xt1ObJnn4A30vVV+tcAnhM6fV4vhw/ovh5Cs5rA7yJO7EtTwoEhPrBvrSbR51P+KegOHk3 +pDbUTgOpKt4NHUE= X-HalOne-Cookie: b03eaefa4c589063898d7d7f518fe360b833c37f X-HalOne-ID: 76f26d62-861d-11e9-bc29-d0431ea8a283 Received: from [100.97.7.126] (unknown [176.11.7.127]) by mailrelay1.pub.mailoutpod1-cph3.one.com (Halon) with ESMTPSA id 76f26d62-861d-11e9-bc29-d0431ea8a283; Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:34:33 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: non-blocky console font From: Matthias X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (15B93) In-Reply-To: <20190603134759.GA52553@rpi3.zyxst.net> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 18:34:31 +0200 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20190603134759.GA52553@rpi3.zyxst.net> To: tech-lists X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 3EAFC89BF9 X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=smormegpa.no header.s=20140924 header.b=TeTrHl8E X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.20 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[smormegpa.no:s=20140924]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.75)[-0.749,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.96)[-0.960,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[smormegpa.no]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.19)[0.185,0]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[smormegpa.no:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[182.210.30.46.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[mx1.pub.mailpod3-cph3.one.com,mx2.pub.mailpod3-cph3.one.com,mx3.pub.mailpod3-cph3.one.com]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; IP_SCORE(0.13)[ipnet: 46.30.208.0/21(0.39), asn: 51468(0.30), country: DK(-0.02)]; ASN(0.00)[asn:51468, ipnet:46.30.208.0/21, country:DK]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 16:50:49 -0000 > Am 03.06.2019 um 15:47 schrieb tech-lists : >=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 (in /usr/local/share/vt/fonts) > please would anyone advise? >=20 > thanks, > --=20 > J. >=20