Users, This is my first time on this list so I hope I am posting in the right place. I have been a Linux user for some time and I am trying out FreeBSD as some people recommended it. In my previous Mandrake (now Mandriva) Linux system, I could pass a kernel parameter in the LILO configuration file to set the console video mode (like "vga=xxx"). I ran it at 1024x768 and sometimes 1280x1024 (depending on the computer) to allow more text on the console. I am trying to do the same for my FreeBSD system. A quick Google search brought up this tutorial: http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/. But, I'm not sure it does what I want. It takes parameters in terms of character-cell dimensions and not pixel dimensions. My question is, how do you tell the kernel to use 1024x768 as the video mode without having to deal with fonts? Is there an easy way to do it, or am I crazy to even ask?
Oh, and one more thing, in Linux, the console is colorful. For example, if you type "ls", directories are blue, executables are green, symlinks are teal etc. Is there a way to make the console (or at least ls) colorful in FreeBSD? Thanks, Harout Hedeshian
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