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Date:      Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:29:31 -0600
From:      "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com>
To:        "Guillermo Gutierrez" <guillermogutierrezjr@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: VESA mode 132x43
Message-ID:  <d7195cff0702160929g7b77451bm24f3cd388f160f5c@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <343db6460702150832t571b9debv1d8c0509ef514830@mail.gmail.com>
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On 15/02/07, Guillermo Gutierrez <guillermogutierrezjr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can anyone here help me with my issue below?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Remko Lodder <remko@freebsd.org>
> Date: Feb 15, 2007 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: VESA mode 132x43
> To: Guillermo Gutierrez <guillermogutierrezjr@gmail.com>
> Cc: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org
>
> 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.

vidcontrol -i mode
to see supported modes
the ones you are looking for are probably the graphical modes
vidcontrol MODE_279
for 1024x768@16bit
or
vidcontrol MODE_282
for 1280x1024@16bit
assuming your card has enough memory.

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