Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 12:14:48 -0500 (CDT) From: Gene Harris <zeus@tetron03.tetronsoftware.com> To: Shannon Wheeler <swheeler@altech.ab.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 50 console lines Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910251209490.11828-100000@tetron03.tetronsoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <046701bf1f0a$0f3db6e0$0307070a@shannon-s>
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I had to enable vesa emulation in my kernel in order to get the vesa modes to work. (I was never able to get the kernel loadable object to work correctly.) Set the following in your configuration file and then remake the kernel. options VM86 options VESA Then you can use the vidcontrol command. man vidcontrol will fill you in on the details. Gene Harris On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Shannon Wheeler wrote: > ummm.... > > anyone know how to set my text (VGA) consoles to 50 (or so) lines? > > What about 132 columns? > > thanks, > Shannon > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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