From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 18:14:19 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 5348016A400 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:14:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B812213C4A6 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:14:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 09 Mar 2007 18:14:16 -0000 Received: from ip176-173-59-62.adsl.versatel.nl (EHLO [192.168.2.5]) [62.59.173.176] by mail.gmx.net (mp018) with SMTP; 09 Mar 2007 19:14:16 +0100 X-Authenticated: #25365336 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19fL44aNzZfn+1SjBFsY7/YzSn1sqtQMzrA2/Y9ct stU2ViqR32yuRx Message-ID: <45F1A402.1080709@gmx.net> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:14:26 +0100 From: Frank Staals User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John Nielsen References: <2942dae0703071848w482d3b03t94e1e64f6322e0bd@mail.gmail.com> <200703072329.19212.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <200703072329.19212.lists@jnielsen.net> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, frzburn Subject: Re: Changing command-line resolution 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: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:14:19 -0000 John Nielsen wrote: > On Wednesday 07 March 2007 21:48, frzburn wrote: > >> Hi! >> I was wondering if there is a way to change the command-line >> FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE amd64. >> > > Build and install a kernel with options VESA and SC_PIXEL_MODE. Reboot. > Run "vidcontrol -i mode". Pick one you like and make a note of its number. > Then do something similar to "vidcontrol -f 8x14 cp437-8x14.fnt MODE_NNN", > replacing NNN with the mode you noted previously and 8x14 with one of 8x8, > 8x14 or 8x16. The font file should match the font size and codepage you > want your terminal to be in. Repeat until you find the settings you want, > then add a line like this to /etc/rc.conf: > allscreens_flags="-f 8x14 cp437-8x14.fnt MODE_NNN" > using the same substitutions. > > See also man vidcontrol, man sc, and the FreeBSD handbook. > > JN > _______________________________________________ > If I'm correct that's not going to work since VESA module doesn't work on an amd64 system, or at least that's what I thought I read some time ago. Not sure what your goal is with your machine but if it's not meant as a server you can always install Xorg with some lightweight WM. Good luck, -- -Frank Staals