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
Not sure about video modes (I usually use a Konsole or xterm), but for
color make sure setenv CLICOLOR1 is in your .cshrc. I don't know
if this works in other shells, but you could try an equivalent line in
an equivalent file for your particular shell.
[Harout S. Hedeshian]
Thanks, I added setenv CLICOLOR1 to /etc/csh.cshrc file and it works
perfectly. Does anyone know about the video resolution?
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