Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 16:20:39 +0100 From: Manuel Arriaga <m.arriaga@ip.pt> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VESA framebuffer Message-ID: <38FDCEC7.64C199FB@ip.pt>
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Hi, Frank and Jeroen. Thank you for the tip, but as Frank said, it looks outright ugly! The so-called "screen expansion" is really lousy (under DOS, Linux , FreeBSD, whatever)! Under Linux, my Thinkpad runs the console in a special mode which gives me 100x37, using the standard font size; this fills the entire screen and is so much more comfortable to use!! I heartly recommend trying out a linux distribution with a 2.2.x kernel ... using my Thinkpad this way is really pleasant! Editing text while being capable to read lots of text without needing to scroll down all the time .... it's great! If anyone wants any directions on how to use the framebuffer device just let me know (I guess this if *really* OT... :-). I guess I will stick with Slackware 7 for now ... Thank you for all the tips! Cheers, Manuel On an 760 (at least on my 760cd), the expanded thing is awfull! The font is > just plain ugly!! > > The thing I use, is the 80x30 font. (using vidcontrol). The font size is the > same, so you have 5 more lines. This doesn't completly use the entire screen, > but this is the best next thing ... > > If anybody knows of a better way, please let me know ... > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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