Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:35:23 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40588 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics Message-ID: <201301130535.r0D5ZNpA019872@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Sun Jan 13 05:35:23 2013 New Revision: 40588 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40588 Log: A kernel compile is not needed to change console video modes. Reported by: Wxcafe (via twitter) Discussed with: koobs Approved by: bcr (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Sun Jan 13 05:28:49 2013 (r40587) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics/chapter.xml Sun Jan 13 05:35:23 2013 (r40588) @@ -325,16 +325,13 @@ console none <para>The FreeBSD console default video mode may be adjusted to 1024x768, 1280x1024, or any other size supported by your - graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode, you - first must recompile your kernel and include two additional - options:</para> - - <programlisting>options VESA -options SC_PIXEL_MODE</programlisting> - - <para>Once the kernel has been recompiled with these two - options, you can then determine what video modes are supported - by your hardware by using the &man.vidcontrol.1; utility. To + graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode + load the <literal>VESA</literal> module:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload vesa</userinput></screen> + + <para>Then determine what video modes are supported + by your hardware by using &man.vidcontrol.1;. To get a list of supported video modes issue the following:</para>
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