FreeLSD wrote: >>For that you can just build a kernel with "options VESA" and then use >>"vidcontrol VESA_800x600" (for example) to have graphical console. >> >>But what for? Isn't it a purely linux toy? > > No, not a toy: it is useful when your console is capable to do more than > 80x25 without going to Xorg. I used to use it on my notebook, but I retired > using it, because I need 1024x768 and it can be set only via vidcontrol. Vidcontrol is callable from boot process via settings in rc.conf (allscrens_flags). > And vidcontrol cleans some amount of text buffer on the ttyv0 and some > output from the startup services is lost. It will be great if this will > be fixed. It doesn't clear it, it "scrolls" them away (at least, it does so when called at boot).Received on Thu Mar 02 2006 - 14:21:54 UTC
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