From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 15:50:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6C7E16A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:50:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0874243D7C for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:47:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from oliverfuchs@onlinehome.de) Received: from [212.227.126.155] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1AkAX3-0000Ea-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:16:09 +0100 Received: from [217.1.218.167] (helo=oliverfuchs.ath.cx) (TLSv1:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1AkAX1-0003CF-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:16:08 +0100 Received: from oliverfuchs.ath.cx (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i0NNG2Fn004218 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:16:03 +0100 Received: (from oliverfuchs1@localhost) by oliverfuchs.ath.cx (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id i0NNETXR003827 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:14:29 +0100 Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 00:14:29 +0100 From: Oliver Fuchs To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040123231429.GA2595@oliverfuchs.ath.cx> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200401231659.46198.geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200401231659.46198.geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Provags-ID: kundenserver.de abuse@kundenserver.de auth:c2b2791553508cc938db2bcf18721a3c Subject: Re: framebuffers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:50:00 -0000 On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Geert Hendrickx wrote: > Hello, > > I'm used to having framebuffers in Linux, and I would like to have that in > FreeBSD too. > > I have already reconfigured and recompiled my kernel with "options VESA" > enabled. Then I added this 2 lines to /etc/rc.conf: > font8x8="/usr/share/syscons/fonts/iso-8x8.fnt" > allscreen_flags="132x43" > and rebooted, but it still doesn't work. > > Can anyone help me with this? > > Many thanks, Hi, the same problem was on my side. All (except one) VESA modes did not satisfy me. But I found something: Try the VESA_800x600 mode (see man vidcontrol) - to do so run vidconrtol -g 100x37 VESA_800x600. First you have to recompile your kernel with: - options SC_OIXEL_MODE enabled (so you can use the raster text mode). - compile the vesa support or simply load it with kldload vesa - vidconrtol -g 100x37 VESA_800x600. If it is o.k. for you put in your /etc/rc.conf file: allscreens_flags="-g 100x37 VESA_800x600" and add to /boot/loader.conf: vesa_load="YES" to load the vesa module at startup. Oliver -- ... don't touch the bang bang fruit