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From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org>
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On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 11:50:58AM -0300 or thereabouts, omestre@freeshell.org seemed to write:
> 
>  Hello,
>  I have a FreeBSD 5.0.
>  How can i change its console resolution (i want 1280x1024x16).
>  I have just compiled the kernel with some new options:
>  sc_pixel_mode
>  vga_width90
>  vesa
>  fb_debug
>  ...

The best you can get (for now) is 800x600. This is due to some
internal buffer size limitation in syscons.

To get the highest amount of text onto the screen that you can
(framebuffer wise):
# vidcontrol -g 100x37 VESA_800x600

You can also get higher (non-FB) resolutions, but these are
so small it's hard to read them. man vidcontrol for details.

>  
>  Now, when i run the command: vidcontrol -i mode
>  I see the mode that i want there. There are some greater too. 
>  1600x1152...
>  I guess that the FreeBSD documentation about it, is "poor". :(
>  Or, maybe i do not look in the right way...
> 
>  ps.: In linux i have "splash consoles". Can i have this in FreeBSD?
>       (pictures in the console's backgrounds).

You can get it booting up... man 4 splash

HTH,
-- Josh

>  
>  Thanks
> 
> 
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