Re: development of framebuffer driver hi res console

Amd64 platform currently has no options to change the primitive 80x25 mode
text console as VESA is not supported.

for what it is worth, I run my system console like this:

in my kernel conf file I put

options         VESA                    # Enable VESA Mode
options         SC_PIXEL_MODE           #
options         SC_HISTORY_SIZE=1000    #
options         SC_NORM_ATTR=(FG_GREEN|BG_BLACK)   #
options         SC_NORM_REV_ATTR=(FG_YELLOW|BG_BLACK)   #
options         SC_KERNEL_CONS_ATTR=(FG_LIGHTRED|BG_BLACK) #
options         SC_KERNEL_CONS_REV_ATTR=(FG_LIGHTBLUE|BG_BLACK) #

and in mt /etc/rc.conf I have

allscreens_flags="MODE_280"



note you should man vidcontrol before doing this.

just type vidcontrol -i at your system console for the correct mode.

it isn't like gentoo or fedora, but it works for me.
I would REALLLY like to see better frame buffer support in FreeBSD

Sam Fourman Jr.