Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:21:28 -0500 From: Joe Altman <fj@panix.com> To: Dan Kilbourne <bsd-lists@netophilia.net>, "Bomgardner,Jon " <JBOMGARD@stpaultravelers.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Screen usage... was: Xorg/laptop Message-ID: <20041213202128.GB15573@panix.com> In-Reply-To: <20041213201610.GA15573@panix.com> References: <9BC9288098C55A46B392908FB05FD09B25AC56@TDEXB0VC.prod.travp.net> <20041213190500.GA31147@netophilia.net> <20041213201610.GA15573@panix.com>
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On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 03:16:10PM -0500, Joe Altman wrote: > > Here, the contents of my /etc/rc.conf > > font8x8="iso-8x8" > font8x14="iso-8x14" > font8x16="iso-8x16" > allscreens_flags="80x60" > > The relevant lines from my kernel config: > > options VESA > > These are for my desktop. > > Some interesting things you can do on a laptop or desktop: > > vidcontrol -b red > > Will set a border around your screen (in some cases) to red. > > vidcontrol -i mode > > Will show you what your hardware can support. IIRC, adding VESA to the > kernel options will make it possible to gain access to more of the > possible resolutions. > > I don't have my laptop bits in front of me just now. In any event, > read the man page for vidcontrol; and twiddle a virtual terminal if > you play with colors; you can find out the possible combos with > vidcontrol show. Then there are these: Message-ID: <20040424152233.GB29712@fajita.org> Subject: Re: 1024x768 Resolution in console? Message-ID: <4106D878.6010804@att.net> Subject: Console 50-lines at bootup? The IDs and Subjects may be reversed; but you should be able to find them in the archives.
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