Re: vidcontrol / resolution problems with latest current

From: Jung-uk Kim <jkim_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:43:07 -0500
On Tuesday 02 February 2010 01:34 pm, Marc UBM Bocklet wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:17:30 -0500
>
> Jung-uk Kim <jkim_at_freebsd.org> wrote:
> > On Monday 01 February 2010 12:44 pm, Marc UBM Bocklet wrote:
> > > Hiho! :-)
> > >
> > > Recently, I updated to the latest version of 9-current and
> > > found out that I cannot set my console resolution to 800x600
> > > anymore. If I try, it just goes blank or shows a few coloured,
> > > garbled lines in the upper third of my monitor. Starting X11
> > > blindly works, as does switching to X11.
> > >
> > > I'm suspecting the recent tty/xterm changes, but I am not sure.
> > >
> > >
> > > uname -a:
> > >
> > > FreeBSD xxx.yyy 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #17: Sat
> > > Jan 23 14:58:47 CET 2010
> > > sheep_at_ubm.mine.nu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SUBMARINE_SMP  i386
> > >
> > >
> > > Relevant part of my rc.conf that I used to set console to
> > > 800x600:
> > >
> > > allscreens_flags="-g 100x37 VESA_800x600"
> > >
> > >
> > > Relevant kernel option that I use:
> > >
> > > # VESA support
> > >
> > > options         VESA
> > >
> > > # raster display support for 800x600 resolution
> > >
> > > options         SC_PIXEL_MODE
> > >
> > >
> > > Can anyone point me to a solution / is more info required?
> >
> > Hmm...  The attached patch should restore the previous behavior.
>
> No change, unfortunately. Anything I can provide to help?

How about the attached patch, then?

Jung-uk Kim

Received on Tue Feb 02 2010 - 20:43:17 UTC

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