From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 15 20:34:12 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D70416A400 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lr101fc@yahoo.co.uk) Received: from web25403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com (web25403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com [217.12.10.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B55CC13C442 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lr101fc@yahoo.co.uk) Received: (qmail 88814 invoked by uid 60001); 15 Feb 2007 20:34:10 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.co.uk; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=YRyQ2GLU8NTA5SzvFppBujLEhEbRZYBashoZlkV9XS5ulT4fc1gFUkd/gz9LK/7hA5DCbiMYgHdwGDM2ZY6Ud+j8oa09vIhFs00iIbqQ4iUnz3c2Pqrr95XM8msa3c6HuBEZitmOH19SRpZkH/EWuD813qv80MbeQnkIr6kSfvI=; X-YMail-OSG: 17EFVwAVM1n_kiik6gQfFDQj_nRfwWJJ8mZLizkYq_qkuogfbuAw7sPwVrLNzjeZNN_4wVHTJGA0npQAHfWeqYBt_.d7AqovmmmI99rqtr22khDUxbmtRMwb_Mxl6YThpTQOY04bQnS6 Received: from [87.230.18.148] by web25403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:07 GMT Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Hanno Krusken To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <383120.88669.qm@web25403.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: VESA mode 132x43 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:12 -0000 > Guillermo Gutierrez wrote: > > I have compiled VESA support into the kernel and when I try to set the > > resolution to 132x43 using vidcontrol, I see the cursor but that is all. > No text and the size of the console appears to have shrunk because it wont > > scle > > to th esize of my monitor which can handle a resolution 1280x1024@60. > > > > I could really use some help because I would like to e able to use a > > resolution higher than 80x60. > > > > thanks, > > you need some thing like this in your /etc/rc.conf........ depending of your video-card support #allscreens_flags="-m on VGA_80x30" #allscreens_flags="-m on MODE_280" allscreens_flags="-m on MODE_291" vesa_load="YES" your kernel need some thing like this: I use a radeon, so change it to your card ! device vga # VGA video card driver options VESA # VESA support device acpi_video # LCD backlight/brightnes extention device drm device agp # support for AGP chipsets device sc # Sytem-Console device radeondrm # ATI Radeon RV100 Mobility LY M6 / AGP chipset device splash # Splash screen and screen saver support options MAXCONS=9 # Max-No. of virtual terminals (standard=16) options SC_PIXEL_MODE # raster text mode VESA_800x600, MODE_280, MODE_291 options CONSPEED=115200 #options SC_NORM_ATTR=(FG_WHITE|BG_BLACK) #options SC_NORM_REV_ATTR=(FG_BLACK|BG_WHITE) options SC_KERNEL_CONS_ATTR=(FG_RED|BG_BLACK) options SC_KERNEL_CONS_REV_ATTR=(FG_BLACK|BG_RED) read every "man"-page around the "vidcontrol" feature, use my settings only as a sample good luck Hanno ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk