Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 15:53:59 -0300 From: Mikhail Goriachev <mikhailg@webanoide.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Restoring sc console look and feel with vt Message-ID: <05b3e301-829d-6eca-723c-76ae252211eb@webanoide.org> In-Reply-To: <20170908183952.GA82102@gmail.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> <20170908183952.GA82102@gmail.com>
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On 08/09/2017 15:39, Matt Smith wrote: > 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. > +1 -- Mikhail Goriachev Webanoide
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