Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:55:46 +0200 From: Xavier <xavierfreebsdquestions@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: setting VGA output from laptop Message-ID: <CALe6D=s3JKKUL3mH%2BmYm98xKUU6DswLhGOOaJ43AA3g5xZC-TQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201306211840.r5LIeEPI033462@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <CALe6D=v8zONAtO=sQEP7WzJa5v0H%2BzNdGCLhYvffxLV7whXYhQ@mail.gmail.com> <201306211840.r5LIeEPI033462@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 01:40:14PM -0500, Robert Bonomi wrote: Hi Robert, > > > Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:24:26 +0200 > > Subject: setting VGA output from laptop > > From: Xavier <xavierfreebsdquestions@gmail.com> > > > > Hi, > > > > Is there any way to configure VGA width output from one laptop ? > > > > Authoritative answer: "Maybe" > > It's not clear =exactly= what you're asking. > > The standard FreeBSD video driver supports 80 and 90 column wide text > displays, with the caveat that 90-colum mode may not be usable on some > laptops. > > If you're dealing with a "graphics" display, minimal VGA is 640x480 pixels. > virtually every even remotely moddern display supports 800x600 as well, > many support 1024x768, and a fair number go to even higher resolutions. > > 'man vidcontrol' will tell you how to find out what is supported on _your_ > machine. > > > For example if I try to set 40x25 text mode with VIDCONTROL(1) it don't work. And 'vidcontrol -i mode | grep T' show this mode. I don't understand why if 40x25 mode if supported, VIDCONTROL(1) don't set it ? Thanks, see you.
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