Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:00:55 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: Dilshod <dilshod@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Customizing the consol - Changing the resolution Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301162159140.30679-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <006101c2bdd3$824f0100$5f4f0844@DT>
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On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Dilshod wrote: > Subject: Customizing the consol - Changing the resolution > > Hello there, > I'm kind of new to FreeBSD, in terms of the structure the OS. I've > installed FreeBSD 5.0 RC 3 before I had version 4.7. I install the OS to > explore and learn about it, so far I love it. > Here is my question: How can I change the resolution of the consol ? > By default it's set to 640x480. I've read there is a way to display a > splash image at higher resolution, but I'm not sure if it will stay > afterwards. Basically I want to set the consol resolution at 1024 or > higher, like I once had done in a Slackware Linux installation. > > > Thanks, > DT. > I believe you can fiddle with your console settings using vidcontrol(1). I've never tried it, but that's the tool. Note that in Unix if you're looking for help on a specific topic, try the 'apropos' command. Try: $ apropos console HTH - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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