From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 13 05:35:23 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB2392EF; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 944C4811; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r0D5ZNr6019873; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id r0D5ZNpA019872; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201301130535.r0D5ZNpA019872@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40588 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Sun Jan 13 05:35:23 2013 New Revision: 40588 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40588 Log: A kernel compile is not needed to change console video modes. Reported by: Wxcafe (via twitter) Discussed with: koobs Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Sun Jan 13 05:28:49 2013 (r40587) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Sun Jan 13 05:35:23 2013 (r40588) @@ -325,16 +325,13 @@ console none The FreeBSD console default video mode may be adjusted to 1024x768, 1280x1024, or any other size supported by your - graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode, you - first must recompile your kernel and include two additional - options: - - options VESA -options SC_PIXEL_MODE - - Once the kernel has been recompiled with these two - options, you can then determine what video modes are supported - by your hardware by using the &man.vidcontrol.1; utility. To + graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode + load the VESA module: + + &prompt.root; kldload vesa + + Then determine what video modes are supported + by your hardware by using &man.vidcontrol.1;. To get a list of supported video modes issue the following: