Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:42:37 -0400 From: Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing Console Resolution - Vidcontrol Message-ID: <8d23ec860704022042k5afa96frc23afea5fb363819@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200704021438.35024.lists@jnielsen.net> References: <8d23ec860704021055n12e7ec05h300effc21e54713e@mail.gmail.com> <200704021438.35024.lists@jnielsen.net>
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That cleared it up. I needed to enable some stuff in my kernel, which was why vidcontrol wasn't working. I thought it was an error on my behalf. Thanks. On 4/2/07, John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> wrote: > > On Monday 02 April 2007 01:55:45 pm Schiz0 wrote: > > I'm wondering how you can increase the resolution of the console in > FreeBSD > > stable. I have read the man page on vidcontrol and googled around a bit, > > but I'm still confused about what to do. I'm currently running FreeBSD > in > > VMWare on a windows machine (But that'll change as soon as I learn > enough > > to put it up my server, which currently runs linux). I'd like to have > > something like 1024x768 resolution or so. Also, the man pages mention > > something about VESA modules. What exactly is this, and do I need it? My > > kernel is currently compiled without support for it. Would I need to > > recompile my kernel again? > > Without recompiling your kernel, you should be able to do modes like: > # vidcontrol -f 8x8 cp437-8x8.fnt VGA_80x50 > # vidcontrol -f 8x8 cp437-8x8.fnt VGA_80x60 > > If you add "options VGA_WIDTH90" to your kernel you can do things like: > # vidcontrol -f 8x8 cp437-8x8.fnt VGA_90x50 > # vidcontrol -f 8x8 cp437-8x8.fnt VGA_90x60 > (note that not all hardware likes the 90-column modes) > > And if you add "options VESA" and "options SC_PIXEL_MODE" to your kernel > you > can use any fontsize (of the three: 8x16, 8x14, 8x8) with any VESA video > mode > supported by your hardware. You get a list of modes by running "vidcontrol > -i > mode" from a virtual terminal. On my machine mode 279 is 1024x768x16. If I > wanted to use that with an 8x14 font I'd do this: > # vidcontrol -f 8x14 cp437-8x14.fnt MODE_279 > > JN >
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