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Date:      Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:43:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca>
To:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
Cc:        Stubborn <coldlostsick@yahoo.com.sg>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: been buggin' me for a while now (console resolution)
Message-ID:  <20060711124346.33919.qmail@web60017.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060711085609.GC70153@gothmog.pc>

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--- Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote:

> On 2006-07-10 23:32, Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >--- Stubborn <coldlostsick@yahoo.com.sg> wrote:
> >> You need to recompile your kernel with below
> >> options         VESA
> >
> > Allright, did that.
> >
> >> You need to include these in your rc.conf
> >> allscreens_flags="132x25"
> >
> > I'm trying manually first and it's a "no go".  This is the output
> of 
> > 'vidcontrol -i mode':

[snip]

34 (0x022) 0x00000001 T 80x60           8x8   0xb8000 32k 32k
0x00000000 32k
 
> The 132x25 mode doesn't work for all video adapters, AFAIK.
> 
> The best I have been able to use almost everywhere is 80x30.

I can manually get 80x60 with 'vidcontrol 80x60' and this is good
enough for me.  How do I automate this at bootup?

Peter

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