Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 21:20:57 +1030 From: Phil Kernick <Phil@Kernick.org> To: Santos <casd@myrealbox.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console size Message-ID: <3E5F3F11.2010909@Kernick.org> In-Reply-To: <3E4EFF3F.4000007@myrealbox.com> References: <3E41109E.5040602@Kernick.org> <3E4EFF3F.4000007@myrealbox.com>
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I now have the ability to create a > 80x25 console, but I still have one
problem I can't resolve.
If I set the size of ttyv0 to 90x30, and then switch to an X session, and then
switch back to ttyv0, I'm back in 80x25, but the console width is still 90.
This leads to an unusable console.
Interestingly, when the screen saver on the console cuts in, it seems to
restore the vidcontrol setting.
So, my question is, how do I get the vidcontrol setting automatically restored
when a Ctrl-Alt-F1 from an X session back to ttyv0?
Thanks,
Phil.
Santos wrote:
> Phil Kernick wrote:
>
>> I'm sure it's possible, but exactly which knobs do I have to turn, and
>> which settings do I have to tweak, to get my console to be bigger than
>> the standard 80x25?
>>
>> I've looking in LINT, and there are some VGA_* options that look
>> possible, but I can't find any documentation on the correct procedure.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Phil.
>>
> Just to add to what other have said. Add "options VGA_WIDTH90" to you
> kernel config, without it you can't have more than 80 vertical lines.
> And then, man vidcontrol.
>
>
> Santos
>
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