On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Joshua Isom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:28 PM, Edward Ruggeri wrote: > > > > I'm just reading through the manual for FreeBSD, and I am at section > > 3.2.6 "Changing Console Video Modes." This discusses how to change > > the default console resolution. I would try this out, but as I can > > only access my FreeBSD box remotely at the moment, I am hesitant to > > recompile the kernel with the necessary options (I currently get an > > error when running "#vidcontrol -i mode": "getting active vty: > > Inappropriate ioctl for device". I assume this is because the current > > kernel is insufficient?). I'm afraid my computer might need to be > > booted by hand, which I wouldn't be able to do. > > > > In any case, lacking the ability to experiment, I am curious about > > different video modes. Will greater resolutions allow me to fit more > > text on the screen in the console? Of course I know (maybe less than > > I think) about resolution in terms of graphical environments (e.g., > > can see more of a high-resolution image w/ a greater resolution), but > > is it the same for text? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > -- Ned Ruggeri > > > > Don't forget to use i386 instead of amd64, since those higher resolutions > are vesa modes(I also don't think you can get any widescreen resolutions) > and amd64 can't access the vesa instructions. You might be able to try > hacking the loader and change resolutions there but I don't know if it would > stay that way through boot or what effect X windows would have. > > You could just try a fullscreen xterm. Using evilwm it can give you the > look of a console with a higher resolution.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Joshua Isom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2008, at 9:28 PM, Edward Ruggeri wrote: > > > > I'm just reading through the manual for FreeBSD, and I am at section > > 3.2.6 "Changing Console Video Modes." This discusses how to change > > the default console resolution. I would try this out, but as I can > > only access my FreeBSD box remotely at the moment, I am hesitant to > > recompile the kernel with the necessary options (I currently get an > > error when running "#vidcontrol -i mode": "getting active vty: > > Inappropriate ioctl for device". I assume this is because the current > > kernel is insufficient?). I'm afraid my computer might need to be > > booted by hand, which I wouldn't be able to do. > > > > In any case, lacking the ability to experiment, I am curious about > > different video modes. Will greater resolutions allow me to fit more > > text on the screen in the console? Of course I know (maybe less than > > I think) about resolution in terms of graphical environments (e.g., > > can see more of a high-resolution image w/ a greater resolution), but > > is it the same for text? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Sincerely, > > > > -- Ned Ruggeri > > > > Don't forget to use i386 instead of amd64, since those higher resolutions > are vesa modes(I also don't think you can get any widescreen resolutions) > and amd64 can't access the vesa instructions. You might be able to try > hacking the loader and change resolutions there but I don't know if it would > stay that way through boot or what effect X windows would have. > > You could just try a fullscreen xterm. Using evilwm it can give you the > look of a console with a higher resolution. Interesting; I'll have to try that. Thank you everyone for the information! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
