Re: Using loader.conf(5) 'exec' directive to set video mode

From: Anthony Jenkins <Scoobi_doo_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 09:48:12 -0400
On 2019-05-21 07:06, Vladimir Kondratyev wrote:
> On 20.05.2019 16:23, Anthony Jenkins wrote:
>> I'm running (a somewhat dated) FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT (git commit
>> 68c8581f7, Tue. Feb 12 13:01:55 2019) on a UEFI laptop with an Intel
>> UHD display, booting a ZFS root filesystem (gptzfsboot(8)). I'm trying
>> to get the console into a lower resolution than the native UHD when
>> the kernel is booted.
> It is possible to increase size of font compiled into kernel. See the
> attached patch.
>
> AFAIR  I made it through conversion of x11-fonts/terminus-font to
> C-source file with one of /usr/src/tools/tools/vt/ tools

Excellent... I think that will do just nicely! Thanks!
>>    I can manually do this by breaking into the loader prompt at boot
>> and entering 'mode 1', then 'boot'. loader.conf(5) says I can run this
>> command automatically with the 'exec' directive, but the video mode
>> doesn't change.
>>
>> $ sudo cat /boot/loader.conf
>> Password:
>> autoboot_delay="3"
>> #boot_single="YES"
>> boot_verbose="YES"
>> kern.timecounter.hardware="HPET"
>> hw.psm.synaptics_support="1"
>> kern.vty="vt"
>> hw.vga.textmode="1"
>> efi_max_resolution="1920x1080"
>> exec="mode 1"
>>
>> I've also tried using directive 'efi_max_resolution' - same result.
>> Does 'exec' work on my configuration (UEFI boot, ZFS root), or am I
>> not using it right?  I've tried putting other loader commands in
>> 'exec' with no effect. Same question for efi_max_resolution.
> exec="mode N" works at least for me (UEFI boot, ZFS root, NVidia GTS
> 250, no KMS)

Bah... trying to avoid debugging it on my end, but looks like I'll have 
to if I'm the only one experiencing it.

Anthony

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