Date: Sun, 27 Oct 1996 19:33:09 -0600 (CST) From: James Hu <jxh@cs.wustl.edu> To: Brian <brianmcg@mcs.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: 50 line console Message-ID: <199610280133.TAA15585@plethora.cs.wustl.edu> In-Reply-To: <199610272224.QAA10573@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> References: <199610272224.QAA10573@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>
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Brian <brianmcg@mcs.net> writes: > I was surprised not to find this in the FAQ: How does one make a > console screen with 50 or more lines? I see that cons50 and cons60 > exist, so I would assume that there is a corresponding configuration > for the display. This is what I do, which was put together from various suggestions I found on the newsgroup: In /etc/sysconfig: replace: font8x8=NO with: font8x8=iso-8x8 In /etc/ttys: replace: ttyv1 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 off secure with: ttyv1 "/usr/libexec/gettywrap v1 /usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons50 on secure (repeat for ttyv2 if desired) Create /usr/libexec/gettywrap: #!/bin/sh # /usr/sbin/vidcontrol </dev/tty$1-f font8x8 /usr/sbin/vidcontrol </dev/tty$1 VGA_80x50 shift 1 exec $* -- James
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