Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:36:53 -0300 From: Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing Console Video Modes Message-ID: <200804210336.53769.gnemmi@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <919383240804201928o2f08c013qf394033d12f87dd7@mail.gmail.com> References: <919383240804201928o2f08c013qf394033d12f87dd7@mail.gmail.com>
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Im not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for, but anyways, it is= a=20 pointer .. so I'm throwing it for you to decide whether it is usefull for=20 your case or not: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/bsd-17/1024x768-console-higher-avai= lable-366057/#post1867124 I tried it but it didn't work in here ..=20 vidcontrol complains before showing giving my a promt and all it get is a: vidcontrol: cannot activate raster display. Inapropriate ioctl for device vidcontrol [-CdLHPpx] [-b color] [-c appearance] [-f [size] file] [-g geometry] [-h size] [-i adapter | mode] [-l screen_map] [-M char] [-m on | off] [-r foreground background] [-S on | off] [-s number] [-t N | off] [mode] [foreground [background]] [show] and a prompt after that =3D( Anyways ... I'm still too new to FreBSD so chances are, I did something wro= ng. Still .. I think that getting higher console resolutions is a topic worth=20 investigating in order to get a nice res on a 1600x1200 res capable monitor I really dont care about 1600 at all .. but i=E1=B8=8B like to possiblity t= o workn on=20 a 1024x768 frame buffered console. =20 =3D) Blessings =2D-- Gonzalo Nemmi On Sunday 20 April 2008 23:28:46 Edward Ruggeri wrote: > I'm just reading through the manual for FreeBSD, and I am at section > 3.2.6 "Changing Console Video Modes." This discusses how to change > the default console resolution. I would try this out, but as I can > only access my FreeBSD box remotely at the moment, I am hesitant to > recompile the kernel with the necessary options (I currently get an > error when running "#vidcontrol -i mode": "getting active vty: > Inappropriate ioctl for device". I assume this is because the current > kernel is insufficient?). I'm afraid my computer might need to be > booted by hand, which I wouldn't be able to do. > > In any case, lacking the ability to experiment, I am curious about > different video modes. Will greater resolutions allow me to fit more > text on the screen in the console? Of course I know (maybe less than > I think) about resolution in terms of graphical environments (e.g., > can see more of a high-resolution image w/ a greater resolution), but > is it the same for text? > > Thanks! > > Sincerely, > > -- Ned Ruggeri > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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