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Date:      Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:35:05 +0100
From:      Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com>
To:        Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws>
Cc:        FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
Subject:   Re: "vidcontrol -i mode" shows no output except header (in search of smaller console font)
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On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 9:31 AM Ronald Klop <ronald-lists@klop.ws> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Where would this sysctl needed to be documented  for the OP to find it?
>

IMO vt(4) would have been a good place.

>
> Regards,
> Ronald
>
>
> *Van:* Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
> *Datum:* 28 februari 2022 08:29
> *Aan:* Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com>
> *CC:* FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
> *Onderwerp:* Re: "vidcontrol -i mode" shows no output except header (in
> search of smaller console font)
>
>
>
> On 28. Feb 2022, at 08:23, Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Toomas,
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 10:54 PM Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 27. Feb 2022, at 23:36, Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> [...]
>
>
>> UEFI or BIOS setup?
>>
>
> UEFI
>
>
>> With UEFI, sc and hw.vga.textmode has no effect. With UEFI or
>> BIOS+hw.vga.textmode=0, you can set screen.font variable (empty value will
>> cause the values list to be printed), or use loadfont command with your
>> custom font file (created with vtfontcvt).
>>
>
> I added 'screen.font="8x16"' to /boot/loader.conf, worked like a charm
> first time.
>
> Many thanks!
> Michael
>
>
> You are welcome.
>
> rgds,
> toomas
>
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
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recursion, n: see 'recursion'

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb =
28, 2022 at 9:31 AM Ronald Klop &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ronald-lists@klop.ws"=
>ronald-lists@klop.ws</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi,<div><br></div><div>Where would this sysctl ne=
eded to be documented =C2=A0for the OP to find it?</div></div></blockquote>=
<div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helv=
etica,sans-serif;font-size:small">IMO vt(4) would have been a good place.</=
div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-=
serif;font-size:small"></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex"><div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Ronald</div><div><br></div>=
<div><br><p><small><strong>Van:</strong> Toomas Soome &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:tsoome@me.com" target=3D"_blank">tsoome@me.com</a>&gt;<br><strong>Datum:</=
strong> 28 februari 2022 08:29<br><strong>Aan:</strong> Michael Schuster &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsprivate@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">michaelspr=
ivate@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br><strong>CC:</strong> FreeBSD CURRENT &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:freebsd-current@freebsd.org" target=3D"_blank">freebsd-current@f=
reebsd.org</a>&gt;<br><strong>Onderwerp:</strong> Re: &quot;vidcontrol -i m=
ode&quot; shows no output except header (in search of smaller console font)=
<br></small></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-left:5px;border-left:3px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);margin-right:0px;padding-left:5px"><div id=3D"gmail-m_-205=
0471490603186845P">
<div>
<div id=3D"gmail-m_-2050471490603186845P.P.P">
<br><div><br><blockquote><div>On 28. Feb 2022, at 08:23, Michael Schuster &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsprivate@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">michaelsp=
rivate@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div><div><div><div style=3D"font-=
family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi Toomas,</div><div sty=
le=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 27,=
 2022 at 10:54 PM Toomas Soome &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tsoome@me.com" target=
=3D"_blank">tsoome@me.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20=
4,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><br><div><br><blockquote><div>On 27. Feb 2022=
, at 23:36, Michael Schuster &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michaelsprivate@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">michaelsprivate@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br><div=
><div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"=
>Hi all,</div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:small">I&#39;m trying to get a smaller font in my text-consoles (usi=
ng vt) on my Ryzen 4700 and Vega10 Renoir - based laptop with a fresh insta=
ll of FreeBSD CURRENT from last week. <br></div><div style=3D"font-family:a=
rial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div style=3D"font-family:arial,=
helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div></div></div></blockqu=
ote></div></div></blockquote><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">[...]</span>=C2=A0</d=
iv><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px=
 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><d=
iv><br></div><div>UEFI or BIOS setup?</div></div></blockquote><div><span cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-=
size:small"><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fo=
nt-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">UEFI</span></div><div=
><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-se=
rif;font-size:small"></span>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div><div> With UEFI, sc and hw.vga.textmode has no effect. =
With UEFI or BIOS+hw.vga.textmode=3D0, you can set screen.font variable (em=
pty value will cause the values list to be printed), or use loadfont comman=
d with your custom font file (created with vtfontcvt).</div></div></blockqu=
ote><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;fon=
t-size:small">I added &#39;screen.font=3D&quot;8x16&quot;&#39; to /boot/loa=
der.conf, worked like a charm first time.=C2=A0</div><div style=3D"font-fam=
ily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,h=
elvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Many thanks!</div><div style=3D"font-f=
amily:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Michael</div></div></div>=
</div></blockquote><br></div><div>You are welcome.</div><div><br></div><div=
>rgds,</div><div>toomas</div><br><div><br></div></div>
</div>
</div>
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div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><div>Michael Schuster<br><a href=3D"http://recursiveramblings.wordpre=
ss.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/</a><br>=
</div><div>recursion, n: see &#39;recursion&#39;<br></div></div></div></div=
>

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