From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 06:36:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06B37106566C for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:36:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.246]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FFDD8FC1E for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:36:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnemmi@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so478647anc.13 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-disposition:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=U7Gdbyax6mjGDVgDcJTEg1vQu81ZZTYNIZicewmk16s=; b=VsjRlMozDvjCIVjyp6JeGhY5gdPqtAUkTooYtIL+WSKF8hTWBkN7allA2jz28u1rv/9/3k1rnoKldmtKHMC477Cer4vWH6QfKpWeV1UHLZR754Wlgn6MY0nE4ZTCSkM2fLGVUOu7CTrNURvWu7mLM9HSWixySs9Lfb1JtY3dwXs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-disposition:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; b=CrwJR7OpOSvMu1hroffKBRzBk8BNkGqnnGIUDkJigqGLaggoendva+fD2ainyxilbaAZ+jxXrGpNgqPZpXhbLPyn+YRgikKnWKfxqH6dWvPs62SZed006RcsucMzpef9KBvyLUr3xg19VPi5tEom3K+YHj1VaDwiObZ6etX+bY0= Received: by 10.100.190.15 with SMTP id n15mr11547219anf.107.1208759817409; Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ol115-68.fibertel.com.ar ( [24.232.68.115]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g3sm7063893wra.2.2008.04.20.23.36.55 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Gonzalo Nemmi To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:36:53 -0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <919383240804201928o2f08c013qf394033d12f87dd7@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <919383240804201928o2f08c013qf394033d12f87dd7@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200804210336.53769.gnemmi@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Changing Console Video Modes 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: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:36:59 -0000 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"