Date: 14 Nov 2002 22:53:24 -0600 From: James McNaughton <jtm63@enteract.com> To: Alvaro Gil <alvaro@vrx.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stuck in 640X480 want 800X600 Message-ID: <867kff77sr.fsf@jamestown.21stcentury.net> In-Reply-To: <p05111700b9f8149ab5ec@[192.168.1.100]> References: <bulk.31001.20021113005629@hub.freebsd.org> <p05111700b9f8149ab5ec@[192.168.1.100]>
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Alvaro Gil <alvaro@vrx.net> writes:
> Hey guys..
>
> Im still fighting this horrid laptop! (Gateway 2000 Solo P3C)
> Im stuck in 640X480 mode and would like to have my console in 800X600
> mode. I have read that by having the machine boot in 600X800 yields
> better results when starting X.
>
> Here is my question, how do I get my console into 800X600 mode? I
> have tried my BIOS and there is no option for an extended text
> mode. DOS also boots into 640X480.
If what you're talking about is more text on the screen then you're
talking about vidcontrol(1). Read the manpage, load the fonts, and
then experiment. Remeber that not all modes work on all hardware. When
you find a setting that you like you can put something like the
following in rc.conf
font8x16="/usr/share/syscons/fonts/cp437-8x16.fnt"
font8x14="/usr/share/syscons/fonts/cp437-8x14.fnt"
font8x8="/usr/share/syscons/fonts/cp437-thin-8x8.fnt"
and
allscreens_flags="-m on -b blue VGA_80x50 cyan blue"
or
allscreens_flags="-m on VGA_80x30"
>
> This machine uses the C&T 655548 chip. If anyone can any links,
> advice, suggestions are will be appreciated.
>
> Here are pics of the laptop. You can see the console is 640X480 and
> so is x. I also cant get x to display more than 4 colors.
If setting a higher color depth in XF86Setup doesn't help, I'm at a
loss.
Jim
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