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I'm a recent convert from Linux, where it was easy to configure
console display lines in lilo.conf (e.g., vga=ext).

How do I do this in FreeBSD 4.2?

-- Paul Lender

Quote:> I'm a recent convert from Linux, where it was easy to configure
> console display lines in lilo.conf (e.g., vga=ext).
> How do I do this in FreeBSD 4.2?

That should answer your question. And if you have any more questions, I
would strongly recommend looking at www.freebsd.org first, if it doesn't
help, then look at www.freebsddiary.org, and then if that doesn't help
either, ask somebody :-)

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| Richard Krushelnitskiy  | "A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room |
| ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  |  looking for a black cat which isn't there."   |

Quote:> Hi folks...
> I'm a recent convert from Linux, where it was easy to configure
> console display lines in lilo.conf (e.g., vga=ext).
> How do I do this in FreeBSD 4.2?

If you want it only for one terminal, use utility called vidcontrol (use
the manpage to find out how). Hint: vidcontrol VGA_80x50

If you want to set it on startup and on all the terminals, as root edit
your /etc/rc.conf file (note: do NOT edit /etc/defaults/rc.conf ever) and
add this line (or in case it's already there, add the contents of the
parentecies):

allscreens_flags="VGA_80x50"

Also prior to that, make sure you have something like this line:

font8x8="swiss-8x8"

Hope this helps! :)

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| Richard Krushelnitskiy  | "A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room |
| ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  |  looking for a black cat which isn't there."   |