Re: development of framebuffer driver hi res console

Jeremie Le Hen wrote:

> I've always been puzzled by vidcontrol(8).  I've only been able to use
> 80x50.
> 
> Using "vidcontrol -i mode", I get 98 modes.  If I try MODE_292
> (1280x1024x32), I get the following message:
> % vidcontrol: cannot active raster display: Inapropriate ioctl for
> % device

This is not my experience. On my laptop, which is equipped with an Intel
integrated video, 
agp0: <Intel 82945GM (945GM GMCH) SVGA controller> 
i use the following in /etc/rc.conf:
allscreens_flags="MODE_356 green black"

This gives the *maximal* resolution of the screen and an extremely nice 
display, with very fine fonts, better that what i have under Linux.
This is one of the hardware things which work very well under FreeBSD.


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Michel TALON