Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:58:14 +0000 From: Jonathan Belson <jon@witchspace.com> To: Phil Kernick <Phil@Kernick.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console size Message-ID: <3E416CD6.9040506@witchspace.com> In-Reply-To: <3E41109E.5040602@Kernick.org> References: <3E41109E.5040602@Kernick.org>
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Phil Kernick wrote:
> I'm sure it's possible, but exactly which knobs do I have to turn, and
> which settings do I have to tweak, to get my console to be bigger than
> the standard 80x25?
>
> I've looking in LINT, and there are some VGA_* options that look
> possible, but I can't find any documentation on the correct procedure.
Recompile your kernel with VESA and SC_PIXEL_MODE, then run this on
startup:
echo -n '[Setting up VTs] '
for ii in /dev/ttyv*
do
/usr/sbin/vidcontrol < $ii -g 100x37 VESA_800x600
#/usr/sbin/vidcontrol green black > $ii 2>&1
done
The second line allows you to change the default colours (I tried
black text on white like a Sun but it's a bit flickery).
--Jon
http://www.witchspace.com
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