From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 19 16:31:25 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC8CF10656E1 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:31:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dalescott@shaw.ca) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A92498FC1C for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:31:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pd5mr1no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.212]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 19 Jan 2010 09:31:24 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=1 a=GPDLnxSp0z8A:10 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=o4QWuH-QGHEYgZ9NH5IA:9 a=YDYkt4ZgqBlqTEcYHGAASDVIu88A:4 a=jKRid43F7UoA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=zReGD0o43m6lgmxF:21 a=dWanUYOhjDuXN4kT:21 a=IairaP18A5vUTwMBQgQA:9 a=k6QH7n_bCa_-iX9510iegp7Npz0A:4 Received: from unknown (HELO pd6ms3no.prod.shaw.ca) ([10.0.153.22]) by pd5mr1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 19 Jan 2010 09:31:23 -0700 Received: from shaw.ca (pd6ms3no-con [10.0.145.194]) by l-daemon (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006)) with ESMTP id <0KWI002UO5WB5J80@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:31:23 -0700 (MST) Received: from [10.0.144.231] (Forwarded-For: [10.0.146.231]) by pd6ims2.prod.shaw.ca (mshttpd); Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:31:23 -0700 Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:31:23 -0700 From: Dale Scott In-reply-to: <20100119154340.9d4ac185.freebsd@edvax.de> To: Polytropon Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sun Java(tm) System Messenger Express 6.2-7.05 (built Sep 5 2006) Content-language: en X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal References: <001301ca990e$691a8ce0$3b4fa6a0$@ca> <20100119154340.9d4ac185.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBox X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:31:25 -0000 Doh! Thanks=2E I=27m now connected to local dev-test vm with PuTTY (like= font better than VirtualBox also)=2E I looked at vidcontrol=2C but the = obvious solution is the winner=2E -- Dale Scott Calgary=2C Canada ----- Original Message ----- From=3A Polytropon =3Cfreebsd=40edvax=2Ede=3E Date=3A Tuesday=2C January 19=2C 2010 7=3A43 Subject=3A Re=3A setting console width when running FreeBSD in VirtualBo= x To=3A Dale Scott =3Cdalescott=40shaw=2Eca=3E Cc=3A freebsd-questions=40freebsd=2Eorg =3E On Tue=2C 19 Jan 2010 06=3A50=3A50 -0700=2C =22Dale Scott=22 = =3E =3Cdalescott=40shaw=2Eca=3E wrote=3A =3E =3E Does anyone have a solution to this=3F =3E = =3E Yes=2C the obvious one=3A Use SSH to connect to your development-tes= t =3E server instead of using VirtualBox=27s implementation of the OS=27s =3E console I/O=2E =3E = =3E Of course=2C you can change the console=27s parameters using tools =3E like vidcontrol=3B from its manual=3A =3E = =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0 mode=A0=A0=A0 Select a new = =3E video mode=2E=A0 The modes currently recognized are=3A =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 80x25=2C 80x30=2C 80x43=2C 80x5= 0=2C 80x60=2C 132x25=2C 132x30=2C 132x43=2C =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 132x50=2C 132x60=2C VGA=5F40x25= =2C VGA=5F80x25=2C VGA=5F80x30=2C VGA=5F80x50=2C =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 VGA=5F80x60=2C VGA=5F90x25=2C V= GA=5F90x30=2C VGA=5F90x43=2C VGA=5F90x50=2C VGA=5F90x60=2C =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 EGA=5F80x25=2C EGA=5F80x43=2C V= ESA=5F132x25=2C VESA=5F132x43=2C VESA=5F132x50=2C =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 VESA=5F132x60=2E=A0 The raster = text mode VESA=5F800x600 can also be cho- =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 sen=2E=A0 Alternatively=2C a mo= de can be specified with its number by =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 using a mode name of the form M= ODE=5F=3CNUMBER=3E=2E=A0 A list of valid =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 mode numbers can be obtained wi= th the -i mode option=2E=A0 See Video =3E =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Mode Support below=2E =3E = =3E Higher resolutions are possible=2C and VirtualBox should be able =3E to change the dimensions of its console window to the value =3E you set=2E Note that it may be needed to add a specific setting =3E to /boot/loader=2Econf (e=2E g=2E VESA BIOS support)=2E =3E = =3E = =3E = =3E -- = =3E Polytropon =3E Magdeburg=2C Germany =3E Happy FreeBSD user since 4=2E0 =3E Andra moi ennepe=2C Mousa=2C =2E=2E=2E =3E =