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Date:      Wed, 07 Jun 2000 09:04:38 +0900
From:      Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
To:        Sparhawk <sparhawk@sparhawk.bc.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
Subject:   Re: console size question 
Message-ID:  <200006070004.JAA26914@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 03 Jun 2000 06:47:46 MST." <4.3.2.20000603063707.017777a8@192.168.1.69> 
References:  <4.3.2.20000603063707.017777a8@192.168.1.69> 

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>I have an Digital AlphaServer 400 4/233,  and would like to be able to run 
>my console at a screensize other than 80x25,  but when I run vidcontrol it 
>shows only one available mode(80x25).  Is there a way to enable more 
>modes?  I  would like to be running something like 132x60.

132 column modes are available only if the video card supports the
VESA BIOS extention.  And even if your card supports it, currently
we have no means to run the i386 BIOS code on Alphas ;-<

>Also tried enableing vesa support to the kernel but config complained,  I 
>guess this isnt supported on the Alpha.

Unfortunately VESA modes are not supported on Alphas.

Kazu



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