Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 19:39:52 +0100 From: Matt Smith <matt.xtaz@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Restoring sc console look and feel with vt Message-ID: <20170908183952.GA82102@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.21.1709081141110.7301@wonkity.com> References: <20170905151245.f592508c.freebsd@edvax.de> <59AEAD20.8050006@gmail.com> <20170905201840.ae6b53ee.freebsd@edvax.de> <CA%2BtpaK2jMnej28pzdnz7=VKoj9uv7M4rfE%2Brf_d70hLfkduvkg@mail.gmail.com> <20170905204920.2b709f7a.freebsd@edvax.de> <alpine.BSF.2.21.1709081141110.7301@wonkity.com>
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On Sep 08 11:43, Warren Block wrote: >On Tue, 5 Sep 2017, Polytropon wrote: > >>>For the former, removing the previous advice from loader.conf would be the >>>first step. Then you should be able to find an acceptable setting >>>experimenting with vidcontrol eg resolution/fonts. >> >>With vidcontrol, I only get error messages. I think it ie tied >>to sc? I also have no idea what font names to try... > >Yes, it depends on VESA support by the video card. > >Instead, try the "gop" command in the loader to list and set modes. It seems a shame that there are so many different ways of setting the modes or resolutions. I have been using FreeBSD for 20 years and I don't even really understand how we should be doing this. I understand that vt is new but we should be presenting a single way of configuring it correctly to our new users. Currently it leads to confusion and inconsistency. -- Matt
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