Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 11:49:00 -0800 (PST) From: MikeM <mike_bsdlists@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vidcontrol & virtual consoles Message-ID: <19991216194900.20373.qmail@web3106.mail.yahoo.com>
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> --- Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > Add > > > > allscreens_flags="VGA_80x30" That depends on what he wants to do. The allscreens_flags will work on *all* your ttyv's only for some settings, such as video mode. Some other flags (like fg & bg color) only work on ttyv0. If you want to enable them on your other ttyv's you have to switch to each one manually and change it using vidcontrol. If you take a look at the vidcontrol source, some settings are changed through ioctl calls while others are changed by sending ansi escapes to the output (because ioctl entries don't exist for those particular settings). So, the allscreens_flags will work on all ttyv's only for those settings that vidcontrol changes through ioctl calls. Off course, most people use X so, it isn't a particularly offensive problem, but it is annoying. Does anyone know what it would take to add the relevant ioctl entries? MikeM. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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