From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 18 16:12: 0 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from typhoon.mail.pipex.net (typhoon.mail.pipex.net [158.43.128.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6BFF314CB3 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 1999 16:11:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (qmail 717 invoked from network); 19 Dec 1999 00:11:41 -0000 Received: from userbl13.uk.uudial.com (HELO marder-1.) (62.188.144.120) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 19 Dec 1999 00:11:41 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.3/8.8.8) id AAA05138; Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:11:31 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:11:31 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Marc Wandschneider Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 80x50 console mode? Message-ID: <19991219001131.A4645@marder-1> References: <19991217072119.A322@marder-1> <001a01bf49a7$b2a46eb0$230a0cd0@SHURIKEN> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: <001a01bf49a7$b2a46eb0$230a0cd0@SHURIKEN> Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 02:31:58PM -0800, Marc Wandschneider wrote: > > Interseting -- it only works if I run vidfont first to install > some other fonts ... > > but, It's 80x50 now! > Ah, to run 80x50 it needs an 8x8 font. You've probably got the line font8x8="NO" # font 8x8 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO). in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. Copy it to /etc/rc.conf and change it to: font8x8="iso-8x8" change "iso-8x8" to whatever font you use. You may as well do the same for the 8x14 and 8x16 fonts as well. HTH > Thanks! > You're welcome. > marc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Ovens [mailto:mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org] > > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:21 PM > > To: Marc Wandschneider > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: 80x50 console mode? > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 16, 1999 at 10:54:10PM -0800, Marc Wandschneider wrote: > > > > > > > > > is there a way to set up console mode to do 80x50? I'm > > currently actually > > > using some funky looking swiss font, but would be happy to switch if > > > required. > > > > > > kind of like the equivalent of the old DOS mode 80x50. > > > > > > can this be done? > > > > > > > # vidcontrol VGA_80x50 > > > > man vidcontrol for the full range of options. You can also put > > > > allscreens_flags="VGA_80x50" > > > > in /etc/rc.conf to set it for all console screens at boot-up. As > > someone pointed out yesterday, the "allscreens_flags" option only > > works for some vidcontrol options; you can't set fg and bg colours > > this way, for instance. > > > > HTH > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > marc. > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > PERL has been described as "the duct tape of the Internet" > > and "the Unix Swiss Army chainsaw" > > - Computer Shopper 12/99 > > ________________________________________________________________ > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > > -- "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows too ;" -Matthew D. Fuller ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message