Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:33:54 -0600 From: "Harout S. Hedeshian" <hhedeshian@comcast.net> To: "'Micah'" <micahjon@ywave.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Changing Console Video Modes Message-ID: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAANtk9HC58eESf2Gssyf38SMKAAAAQAAAAir74lkhjskCNxPjd0ANbRAEAAAAA@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <432E12D5.3010807@ywave.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] >> Users, >> >> This is my first time on this list so I hope I am posting in the >> right place. I have been a Linux user for some time and I am trying out >> FreeBSD as some people recommended it. In my previous Mandrake (now >> Mandriva) Linux system, I could pass a kernel parameter in the LILO >> configuration file to set the console video mode (like "vga=xxx"). I ran it >> at 1024x768 and sometimes 1280x1024 (depending on the computer) to allow >> more text on the console. I am trying to do the same for my FreeBSD system. >> A quick Google search brought up this tutorial: >> http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/. But, I'm not sure it does what I >> want. It takes parameters in terms of character-cell dimensions and not >> pixel dimensions. My question is, how do you tell the kernel to use 1024x768 >> as the video mode without having to deal with fonts? Is there an easy way to >> do it, or am I crazy to even ask? >> >> >> >> Oh, and one more thing, in Linux, the console is colorful. For example, if >> you type "ls", directories are blue, executables are green, symlinks are >> teal etc. Is there a way to make the console (or at least ls) colorful in >> FreeBSD? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Harout Hedeshian >Not sure about video modes (I usually use a Konsole or xterm), but for >color make sure "setenv CLICOLOR 1" is in your .cshrc. I don't know >if this works in other shells, but you could try an equivalent line in >an equivalent file for your particular shell. [Harout S. Hedeshian] Thanks, I added "setenv CLICOLOR 1" to /etc/csh.cshrc file and it works perfectly. Does anyone know about the video resolution? [-- Attachment #2 --] 0 *H 01 0 + 0 *H 0=0 ͺVT"rU0 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 960129000000Z 280801235959Z0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority00 *H 0 mVa-Hqg뷞 8%Fs$] en VsߴX9knը?144g NEVi xG)6c\-{2{0*/1g 0 *H L?hC3]Mz36ؕ"6hl|B.?OvJ͠ )"]݁#{%F0yK @<_ SH䆴{5{%ӎ?8 4 q0b0ˠ ? tz.30 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 980512000000Z 080512235959Z010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated00 *H 0 ZDUz-Ox6 JoTw*h1ApzKHV-BD\B/;' ]6B3nTOJ ƚj$e~7jJ 00U 0 0GU @0>0< `HE0-0++ www.verisign.com/repository/RPA01U *0(0&$" http://crl.verisign.com/pca1.crl0 U 0 `HB0 *H }oEK8Sd!L+ @ 9j2!,Yb}U87sfcbSpRR[-Ϭ1Tԋ#+2}, |.wDe Mtst.;5r@1ӲīV00S1BnTU: D0 *H 010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not Validated0 050803000000Z 051002235959Z010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981 0 U Persona Not Validated1'0%U Digital ID Class 1 - Microsoft1 0UHarout S. Hedeshian1%0# *H hhedeshian@comcast.net00 *H 0 Aza#W$ Z~cO8# yi .F1 rv@1l]T8a(<H=yU9\Asn: mőtzv S ~V6 g<5 J+ 00 U 0 0DU =0;09 `HE0*0(+ https://www.verisign.com/rpa0 U 0 U %0++03U ,0*0(&$"http://crl.verisign.com/class1.crl0 *H *e$`]~ܣ8<,߀0 @iݿ!e3 ǠJúsf˒1T<k7鴲,iwk z(8 }FPO $47r H100010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not ValidatedS1BnTU: D0 + 0 *H 1 *H 0 *H 1 050919033354Z0# *H 1y2|W/`hV9F00O *H 1@0> Hc@[D 00hhedeshian@comcast.net0g *H 1Z0X0 *H 0*H 0 *H @0+0 *H (0+0 *H 0 +710010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not ValidatedS1BnTU: D0 *H 1䠁010U VeriSign, Inc.1 0 U VeriSign Trust Network1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/RPA Incorp. By Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)981H0FU?VeriSign Class 1 CA Individual Subscriber-Persona Not ValidatedS1BnTU: D0 *H = ֫S lݻ&2N?y !NkS̶LCm,z jO.&b;~zLIˊS88.8rvۥb=\`㠡~Vs> nk.Ihelp
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