From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Jan 19 14:43:43 2010
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71579106568D
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:43:43 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3003C8FC15
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:43:42 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-164-220.dynamic.qsc.de
	[92.195.164.220]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DFA21E94C;
	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:43:41 +0100 (CET)
Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id o0JEheow001553;
	Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:43:41 +0100 (CET)
	(envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:43:40 +0100
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: "Dale Scott" <dalescott@shaw.ca>
Message-Id: <20100119154340.9d4ac185.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <001301ca990e$691a8ce0$3b4fa6a0$@ca>
References: <001301ca990e$691a8ce0$3b4fa6a0$@ca>
Organization: EDVAX
X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBox
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:43:43 -0000

On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:50:50 -0700, "Dale Scott" <dalescott@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Does anyone have a solution to this?

Yes, the obvious one: Use SSH to connect to your development-test
server instead of using VirtualBox's implementation of the OS's
console I/O.

Of course, you can change the console's parameters using tools
like vidcontrol; from its manual:

     mode    Select a new video mode.  The modes currently recognized are:
             80x25, 80x30, 80x43, 80x50, 80x60, 132x25, 132x30, 132x43,
             132x50, 132x60, VGA_40x25, VGA_80x25, VGA_80x30, VGA_80x50,
             VGA_80x60, VGA_90x25, VGA_90x30, VGA_90x43, VGA_90x50, VGA_90x60,
             EGA_80x25, EGA_80x43, VESA_132x25, VESA_132x43, VESA_132x50,
             VESA_132x60.  The raster text mode VESA_800x600 can also be cho-
             sen.  Alternatively, a mode can be specified with its number by
             using a mode name of the form MODE_<NUMBER>.  A list of valid
             mode numbers can be obtained with the -i mode option.  See Video
             Mode Support below.

Higher resolutions are possible, and VirtualBox should be able
to change the dimensions of its console window to the value
you set. Note that it may be needed to add a specific setting
to /boot/loader.conf (e. g. VESA BIOS support).



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...