Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 16:59:51 -0400 From: Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: Julio Merino <julio+host-g5-jmmv@meroh.net>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 4:3 console on 19:10 screen Message-ID: <CA%2BWntOvpitMZ2KnKyoE5SCC9jpze9AP=wDv1Ocm-BVGZCMt9ig@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130406113943.GA896@g5.meroh.net> References: <20130406113943.GA896@g5.meroh.net>
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Xorg is done with "Xorg -configure -retro" and you put the values in. The Gentoo SPARC(64) FAQ section has a part on setting vid mode with OpenBoot. OpenBoot and OpenFirmware are basically the same thing. However, know that it is better to use Xorg -configure on a PPC machine. On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Julio Merino <julio+host-g5-jmmv@meroh.net>wrote: > Hello, > > I have a PowerMac attached to a 24" widescreen capable of 1920x1200@60Hz. > The graphics card is an nVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra (NV34). > > OpenFirmware properly sets up the screen to its highest resolution and > uses the full display to show the console. > > When FreeBSD powerpc64 9.1 boots, I get a 4:3 console centered on the > screen. According to the monitor's built-in information panel, however, > the screen is properly set up to 1920x1200. This makes me believe that > FreeBSD is correctly setting the display to its native resolution but, > for some reason, forces the console to be 4:3 (which is a 72 lines by > 99 columns). > > Any ideas on how to change this? vidcontrol appears to be not working, > as the output of "vidcontrol -i mode" is non-sense (and the screen is > ats native resolution anyway!). > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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