Re: RFT vidcontrol for vt(4)

On Mon, 12 May 2014 17:10:54 +0200
Claude Buisson <clbuisson_at_orange.fr> wrote:

> On 05/12/2014 16:14, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 May 2014 15:35:48 +0200
> > Claude Buisson <clbuisson_at_orange.fr> wrote:
> >
> >> On 03/11/2014 15:27, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote:
> >>> Hello hackers!
> >>>
> >>> Here is link to the patch[1] for vidcontrol that makes it to know if it
> >>> run w/ or w/o vt(4) and if vt(4) is present, then:
> >>> 1. screen map feature disabled (vt(4) use Unicode, so screen map not
> >>> needed).
> >>> 2. enable to load fornt from /usr/share/vt/fonts/ dir. PLease put
> >>> "gallant" font[2] to /usr/share/vt/fonts/.
> >>>
> >>> Looks like it works fine, but maybe I forgot something :)
> >>> So please test it in your own environment.
> >>>
> >>> Big thanks to Ed for preparing that font file!
> >>>
> >>> 1.
> >>> http://people.freebsd.org/~ray/newcons/vidcontrol_for_vt_2014-03-11.patch
> >>> 2. http://people.freebsd.org/~emaste/newcons/gallant.fnt
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> WBW
> >>>
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I applied this patch on a 10.0-STABLE r264390 with a Radeon Mobility X300 (M22)
> >> 5460, and DRM2.
> >>
> >> I could load an home made terminus 16x32 font (my eyes are too old to work with
> >> a 8x16 font on a 1920x1200 17" screen), by
> >>
> >> - looping on each ttyvN in a rc.local script
> >>
> >> or
> >>
> >> - adding allscreens_flags="-f terminus-u32" to rc.conf (for /etc/rc.d/syscons
> >> consumption)
> >
> > Cool!
> > Are you like to share that font?
> >
> 
> Off course.
> In fact I generated 12x24, 14x28 and 16x32 fonts from terminus-font-4.38 by
> using the tools/tools/vt/fontcvt utility.
> I will send you these fonts offlist (because the FreeBSD lists do not like
> attachments).
> 
> >>
> >> I just discovered than scrolling back in console mode works ONLY on ttyv0.
> >
> > Huh, it's surprising me. Before your mail I think we have problem with
> > scrollback on vty0, but not on others. :)
> > Looks like I have to concentrate and fix them all at once.
> >
> 
> I confirm that scrollback works on ttyv0, but not on others ttyv when a font is
> loaded.
> 
> >>
> >> What I have to do to get scrolling on every ttyvN ?
> >>
> >> The only way to get the system working in normal VGA mode (640x480) (not loading
> >> the drm2 and radeon kms modules by loader.conf) is by configuring the BIOS to
> >> not do display expansion - which leads to the same ridiculously small font..
> >>
> >> And of course, kbdmux keeps being mandatory to be able to load a keymap.
> >
> > Yeah, I still remember. :)
> >
> 
> This could be noted in the newly born vt(4) man page ..
> 
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Claude Buisson
> >>
> >
> > Many thanks Claude!
> >
> > WBW
> >
> 
> CBu
> 

Hello Claude!

Looks like nobody care about this patch, only you did test for it :)
So I commit it to HEAD, if you need it to be MFCed, I will do it a week
later.

Many thanks for your help!!!

WBW
-- 
Aleksandr Rybalko <ray_at_ddteam.net>