Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:43:09 +1000 From: Felix Friedlander <felixphew0@gmail.com> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Relapse to 80x25 text mode from X Message-ID: <798F872E-ECF7-40F9-8853-C0B962B7A719@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160920235423.K6806@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <mailman.1825.1473822443.1478.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20160920235423.K6806@sola.nimnet.asn.au>
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--Apple-Mail=_31287BD1-F8FC-4A9A-B4C1-41317D12B53E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On 21 Sep. 2016, at 00:29, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> wrote: >=20 > In freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 641, Issue 3, Message: 15 > On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:59:43 +0200 Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> = wrote: >=20 >> When I initially installed X on my "new" Lenovo Thinkpad R61i, >> after leaving X (or after switching to text mode with the >> key combination Ctrl+Alt+PF1) the screen would still show >> the X image, leaving me "blind" at the console. Changing >> the sc driver to vt solved that problem, but opened a new >> one: The text mode font is tiny and unreadable. >>=20 >> What is the preferred way of keeping the console in 80x25 >> mode _and_ being able to switch from/to X? >>=20 >> My /boot/loader.conf currently contains: >>=20 >> kern.vty=3Dvt >> kern.vt.fb.default_mode=3D"1280x800" >> hw.vga.textmode=3D1 >> i915kms_load=3D"YES" >>=20 >> In /etc/rc.conf I have tried >>=20 >> allscreens_flags=3D"-f gallant" >>=20 >> as suggested somewhere, but that just slightly increases >> the font size (still more than 80x25) and looks ugly. >>=20 >> The laptop contains an Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 GPU. The >> screen has a physical size of 1280 x 800 pixels. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> In other words: Is it possible to relapse to the default >> behaviour of 80x25 sc and X that has worked for decades? >> If yes, how? >=20 > I don't know but I'd like to, and I don't know but I'd like to, too. >=20 > Hugely behind, I was just quickly scanning this month's archives at > = https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2016-September/threa= d.html > when I noticed this poor lonely little message, unreplied to. >=20 > And of course searching that page for 'Poly' shows 14 messages tonight=20= > from you helping others, as usual, plus this one. >=20 > I still use sc on two older laptops, but saw quite a few messages = about=20 > this, perhaps on stable@, but didn't wind up grokking a clear solution=20= > or I'd have clipped it. >=20 > So this is just a dreaded 'bump' .. someone/s must know all about = this? >=20 > cheers, Ian In vt(4), rows and columns are determined by font size. The default font = (I think) is 8x16, so your terminal should therefore be 160x50. I don=E2=80=99t know why you would want an 80x25 console on a 1280x800 = screen, but it is a valid request, so: 1280 / 80 =3D 16 800 / 25 =3D 32 Looks like you want a 16x32 font. You=E2=80=99re in luck: from FreeBSD = 11, there=E2=80=99s a font `vgarom-16x32' that should be what you=E2=80=99= re looking for. Load it with `vidfont' or `vidctl -f'. If you=E2=80=99re = still on FreeBSD-10, you=E2=80=99ll have to chase up a copy from = somewhere, or compile it from the HEX file at = https://svn.freebsd.org/base/head/share/vt/fonts/vgarom-16x32.hex = (compile it with `vtfontcvt' - the finished file goes in = /usr/share/vt/fonts). I hope this helps - and I know vt sometimes has an odd way of doing = things. I like it, but not everyone does. --=20 Felix Friedlander <felixphew0@gmail.com> --Apple-Mail=_31287BD1-F8FC-4A9A-B4C1-41317D12B53E Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIKXzCCBHUw ggNdoAMCAQICEEOXQUtz9dNAT9/4o8H24nQwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwdTELMAkGA1UEBhMCSUwx FjAUBgNVBAoTDVN0YXJ0Q29tIEx0ZC4xKTAnBgNVBAsTIFN0YXJ0Q29tIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24g QXV0aG9yaXR5MSMwIQYDVQQDExpTdGFydENvbSBDbGFzcyAxIENsaWVudCBDQTAeFw0xNjA2MDEy MTI0MDFaFw0xOTA5MDEyMTI0MDFaMEQxHTAbBgNVBAMMFGZlbGl4cGhldzBAZ21haWwuY29tMSMw IQYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhRmZWxpeHBoZXcwQGdtYWlsLmNvbTCBmzAQBgcqhkjOPQIBBgUrgQQAIwOB hgAEAd9iFZSiKobJSFRViu+9sLMgg5zUq9CfxF3DZwJ+iH8xzgBlhUPOxe91JdDWvOkglLgyFClD Cm44k80Ix0nct4NZAQRJF/4HNHj/e1CWgVdX1cmaMUVUNJzOmUkDMS5UIUuivc3nDahDMRRetpb6 X9FcS5JruyQYuL6OATo3n2S7B1fYo4IBuDCCAbQwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgSQMB0GA1UdJQQWMBQG CCsGAQUFBwMCBggrBgEFBQcDBDAJBgNVHRMEAjAAMB0GA1UdDgQWBBQlrXF+Akg4ge5ewzRibZIS h6oFUTAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBQkgWw5Yb5JD4+3G0YrySi1J0htaDBvBggrBgEFBQcBAQRjMGEwJAYI KwYBBQUHMAGGGGh0dHA6Ly9vY3NwLnN0YXJ0c3NsLmNvbTA5BggrBgEFBQcwAoYtaHR0cDovL2Fp YS5zdGFydHNzbC5jb20vY2VydHMvc2NhLmNsaWVudDEuY3J0MDgGA1UdHwQxMC8wLaAroCmGJ2h0 dHA6Ly9jcmwuc3RhcnRzc2wuY29tL3NjYS1jbGllbnQxLmNybDAfBgNVHREEGDAWgRRmZWxpeHBo ZXcwQGdtYWlsLmNvbTAjBgNVHRIEHDAahhhodHRwOi8vd3d3LnN0YXJ0c3NsLmNvbS8wRwYDVR0g BEAwPjA8BgsrBgEEAYG1NwECBTAtMCsGCCsGAQUFBwIBFh9odHRwczovL3d3dy5zdGFydHNzbC5j b20vcG9saWN5MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQB4L+dIT8i+Z7dpqzqzNGWd469m52XU56bvI+4G Rq0znM47YXB4xfYb+KxM7gjlz4E0TiYCjyJrrujh0rCdwvGujMe/m1m1aEk3KIDYEYKFJHf96h8O QFVDV97+JfNvk+CeATx7gCehsuy5t78FevRaOxRgjM1rf5wtZ7XSYjVchlrm/yP+07Mc556hP9Lg cnIxWw8D5WgmEeqvRS+m6xpfSE3Qj/QogHLg/4R9WFYcxFBBZ+2kWSAcUe9p2juMFf+WiKQDrI42 YbQ064/NXG/pblDazWZSCD5a6uuKty3Tz6+I5oxQFbhCJ9RZEBNoj5UFapCCW7nlPrOYkbCadcYe MIIF4jCCA8qgAwIBAgIQa6eKfQrXiNZRCvlZ5Oe04TANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADB9MQswCQYDVQQG EwJJTDEWMBQGA1UEChMNU3RhcnRDb20gTHRkLjErMCkGA1UECxMiU2VjdXJlIERpZ2l0YWwgQ2Vy dGlmaWNhdGUgU2lnbmluZzEpMCcGA1UEAxMgU3RhcnRDb20gQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3Jp dHkwHhcNMTUxMjE2MDEwMDA1WhcNMzAxMjE2MDEwMDA1WjB1MQswCQYDVQQGEwJJTDEWMBQGA1UE ChMNU3RhcnRDb20gTHRkLjEpMCcGA1UECxMgU3RhcnRDb20gQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3Jp dHkxIzAhBgNVBAMTGlN0YXJ0Q29tIENsYXNzIDEgQ2xpZW50IENBMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEF AAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAvX3a98OifYP2W4L921tfrh4bdcC1Ga+YJKy7V3nYNewJHnzMlBsK0Hb8 Dm4Wo3FZpylcYa1MJGT10QMGWaLER3xCIuRR+8eklf/EqeZWRLojJ7zBRtjMywPOCelrOU+DX12d Kp+Ez4J6919rz1UudTO1GvZyCYJ/I7062uHsskM8b7gPxmcCoO1UHwwpgkvpCArJWGFoFzjLdsZb ErJcS3HtAhlkbE/BKTMrdYg35Uo12SLBO5tbk8h2imbKTC8iMs+pskrvI/AVlh6QoTTXk6xboVX6 zgMgzxSVVLymQiygYYm0y5aMsvi2raFhC643SOGvErWWPPnSEfbeAD1xswIDAQABo4IBZDCCAWAw DgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgEGMB0GA1UdJQQWMBQGCCsGAQUFBwMCBggrBgEFBQcDBDASBgNVHRMBAf8E CDAGAQH/AgEAMDIGA1UdHwQrMCkwJ6AloCOGIWh0dHA6Ly9jcmwuc3RhcnRzc2wuY29tL3Nmc2Nh LmNybDBmBggrBgEFBQcBAQRaMFgwJAYIKwYBBQUHMAGGGGh0dHA6Ly9vY3NwLnN0YXJ0c3NsLmNv bTAwBggrBgEFBQcwAoYkaHR0cDovL2FpYS5zdGFydHNzbC5jb20vY2VydHMvY2EuY3J0MB0GA1Ud DgQWBBQkgWw5Yb5JD4+3G0YrySi1J0htaDAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBROC+8apEBbpRdphzDKNGhD0EGu 8jA/BgNVHSAEODA2MDQGBFUdIAAwLDAqBggrBgEFBQcCARYeaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zdGFydHNzbC5j b20vcG9saWN5MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4ICAQCL4/eH7AGLhK0PAQJbnOEjJyMEvTTwcAJuUh/b odjQl06u4putYOxdSyIjSP/sKt+31LmjG8+IO1WqykE4H/Lm7NKezWVnCHuwb3ptgFmlwbMbGkU2 MOZBtwzfKXdYUhFLhaE2uw5jXhXvLYitQay962wP5uPI6eAIhV4L8aaya1u4s7MnrTq0Rz25FuGN O79vTHYWj797tSRC8rM16js4yGKOLFpQvIg0F8IElv57b1stp+C7omqM5Qn15dePbSnqr8Jb65Wt mJJbnv6rlqfY/aLuE/zmNAlzLmPgfMDStKIXdg+EoYBZTEo8wBUaBxihfNbJ069ndQOxMNNqBelE MgpAtmjTbCuXFjqIwWq+XOx6ZV/Wh2FAmaLsSHlNvEjjSQMZwE4EeHCdo66ZmEs/5JYlCeOkulKV Q6P3m5/XOj2jP17Q2AgmjP+11+sHN7PvrG0OwrQp9QMe3X+rn0G8MjtFfqBWvR9CgLIxzM3MJNxF dgdjS2rYnShP5uxvqwfZvhZVYCIkqdJhpYON0DvSodfiar0wiM79mySZJjzC0CTbiisBzS/BeBhq eo2wFfli/iw3hn1XKvAx0ty6w/scmBF0AYqmRHYj1TjMSw0lAl7AztLglqWjUPI+sukvadMRPxmt KXlS2nVR4an/Z16imsZ69+fFYH68c1CK7zmjozGCAtQwggLQAgEBMIGJMHUxCzAJBgNVBAYTAklM MRYwFAYDVQQKEw1TdGFydENvbSBMdGQuMSkwJwYDVQQLEyBTdGFydENvbSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9u IEF1dGhvcml0eTEjMCEGA1UEAxMaU3RhcnRDb20gQ2xhc3MgMSBDbGllbnQgQ0ECEEOXQUtz9dNA T9/4o8H24nQwCQYFKw4DAhoFAKCCAZkwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkDMQsGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG 9w0BCQUxDxcNMTYwOTIwMjE0MzEwWjAjBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQxFgQUrpdJVQrML0fcuaRK0hipk+S5 7QgwgZoGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDGBjDCBiTB1MQswCQYDVQQGEwJJTDEWMBQGA1UEChMNU3RhcnRDb20g THRkLjEpMCcGA1UECxMgU3RhcnRDb20gQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkxIzAhBgNVBAMT GlN0YXJ0Q29tIENsYXNzIDEgQ2xpZW50IENBAhBDl0FLc/XTQE/f+KPB9uJ0MIGcBgsqhkiG9w0B CRACCzGBjKCBiTB1MQswCQYDVQQGEwJJTDEWMBQGA1UEChMNU3RhcnRDb20gTHRkLjEpMCcGA1UE CxMgU3RhcnRDb20gQ2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBBdXRob3JpdHkxIzAhBgNVBAMTGlN0YXJ0Q29tIENs YXNzIDEgQ2xpZW50IENBAhBDl0FLc/XTQE/f+KPB9uJ0MAkGByqGSM49AgEEgYswgYgCQgFwRTgh ORkLQNH559qu6ymQnZSKK5ZORCO47hXrh1rRhm6z0tu9ZpHGBGZdvhYh01McOmX6e6Hp20dmdNTQ JoT4hwJCAOqZTKP0ZmdWcHY3o6gpCbxW9/F5zdDe1eOq33PSOdH0E430NtyGlmDx95BMlKSdy3ss lBdSSR5PIqjEPmJvPLg2AAAAAAAA --Apple-Mail=_31287BD1-F8FC-4A9A-B4C1-41317D12B53E--
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