Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 22:36:13 +0100 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: "vidcontrol -i mode" shows no output except header (in search of smaller console font) Message-ID: <CADqw_gJbZDHLf41t4%2BbgS2BZesWrovOUnoW_iV-wYdk%2Bpmm%2BiA@mail.gmail.com>
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--0000000000003c2f3505d906b9ec Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi all, I'm trying to get a smaller font in my text-consoles (using vt) on my Ryzen 4700 and Vega10 Renoir - based laptop with a fresh install of FreeBSD CURRENT from last week. My research led me to believe that using vidcontrol would help me here, but however I do try, "vidcontrol -i mode" prints nothing except the header line, and other "vidcontrol" subcommands give me "Inappropriate ioctl for device". I tried a few things - switched to sc via setting "kern.vty=sc" in /boot/loader.conf, this caused a hang on reboot - setting "hw.vga.textmode" to 1 - "kldload vesa" ... and probably a few other things I now forget, all to no effect - I still get nothing. I then performed an update from a freshly 'git pulled' source today (kernel, world, drm-devel-kmod), a simple "vidcontrol" test still shows the same. I know it can work because I had a smaller font before I re-installed over the previous installation (which originally came from ghostbsd in Aug 2020), so - I assume - it can't be rocket science :-) I'd appreciate further hints/pointers/RTFMs (though I've tried quite a few of those). TIA Michael -- Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion' --0000000000003c2f3505d906b9ec Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he= lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi all,</div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul= t" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></d= iv><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s= erif;font-size:small">I'm trying to get a smaller font in my text-conso= les (using vt) on my Ryzen 4700 and Vega10 Renoir - based laptop with a fre= sh install of FreeBSD CURRENT from last week. <br></div><div class=3D"gmail= _default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">= <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica= ,sans-serif;font-size:small">My research led me to believe that using vidco= ntrol would help me here, but however I do try, "vidcontrol -i mode&qu= ot; prints nothing except the header line, and other "vidcontrol"= subcommands give me "Inappropriate ioctl for device".</div><div = class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;fon= t-size:small"></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial= ,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_defaul= t" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I tried= a few things</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,= helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">- switched to sc via setting "ke= rn.vty=3Dsc" in /boot/loader.conf, this caused a hang on reboot</div><= div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif= ;font-size:small">- setting "hw.vga.textmode" to 1</div><div clas= s=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-si= ze:small">- "kldload vesa"</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" styl= e=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">... and probab= ly a few other things I now forget, all to no effect - I still get nothing.= <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica= ,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I then performe= d an update from a freshly 'git pulled' source today (kernel, world= , drm-devel-kmod), a simple "vidcontrol" test still shows the sam= e.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I know it can w= ork because I had a smaller font before I re-installed over the previous in= stallation (which originally came from ghostbsd in Aug 2020), so - I assume= - it can't be rocket science :-)</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" sty= le=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I'd appre= ciate further hints/pointers/RTFMs (though I've tried quite a few of th= ose).</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetic= a,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style= =3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">TIA</div><div c= lass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font= -size:small">Michael<br clear=3D"all"></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d= iv>Michael Schuster<br><a href=3D"http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/"= target=3D"_blank">http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/</a><br></div><d= iv>recursion, n: see 'recursion'<br></div></div></div></div> --0000000000003c2f3505d906b9ec--
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