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Date:      Fri, 23 May 2008 01:21:50 -0500
From:      "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com>
To:        ketracel <ketracel@internode.on.net>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: development of framebuffer driver hi res console
Message-ID:  <11167f520805222321o3236391dl2742fa81118029f4@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CBB7AFEE-3E22-4059-8E5E-341BA0B40338@internode.on.net>
References:  <CBB7AFEE-3E22-4059-8E5E-341BA0B40338@internode.on.net>

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Amd64 platform currently has no options to change the primitive 80x25 mode
text console as VESA is not supported.

for what it is worth, I run my system console like this:

in my kernel conf file I put

options         VESA                    # Enable VESA Mode
options         SC_PIXEL_MODE           #
options         SC_HISTORY_SIZE=1000    #
options         SC_NORM_ATTR=(FG_GREEN|BG_BLACK)   #
options         SC_NORM_REV_ATTR=(FG_YELLOW|BG_BLACK)   #
options         SC_KERNEL_CONS_ATTR=(FG_LIGHTRED|BG_BLACK) #
options         SC_KERNEL_CONS_REV_ATTR=(FG_LIGHTBLUE|BG_BLACK) #

and in mt /etc/rc.conf I have

allscreens_flags="MODE_280"



note you should man vidcontrol before doing this.

just type vidcontrol -i at your system console for the correct mode.

it isn't like gentoo or fedora, but it works for me.
I would REALLLY like to see better frame buffer support in FreeBSD

Sam Fourman Jr.



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