Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Michael Huff
On 11/8/2020 11:16 AM, Michael Huff wrote: I'm going to try building a kernel for my laptop following your advice and see if that helps. Did it, works great. Prettier font, and more importantly -I can read it! Again, much obliged.

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Ottavio Caruso
On 08/11/2020 20:01, Michael Huff wrote: Hi I'm using NetBSD 9.1-amd64. On a laptop with an intel card. During boot the font resizes into something really tiny and barely readable -which gives me intense eyestrain really quickly, and makes console troubleshooting a problem. Is there a way

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Michael Huff
On 11/8/2020 11:28 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: On 08/11/2020 20:21, Michael Huff wrote: Nope. After reading your mail, I tried setting it to "vesa=off" and that didn't seem to make any difference. Just remove "vesa=on". It should force boot into 80x25. There wasn't a vesa entry in

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Ottavio Caruso
On 08/11/2020 20:21, Michael Huff wrote: Nope. After reading your mail, I tried setting it to "vesa=off" and that didn't seem to make any difference. Just remove "vesa=on". It should force boot into 80x25. -- Ottavio Caruso A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Michael Huff
Nope. After reading your mail, I tried setting it to "vesa=off" and that didn't seem to make any difference. On 11/8/2020 11:13 AM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: On 08/11/2020 20:01, Michael Huff wrote: Hi I'm using NetBSD 9.1-amd64. On a laptop with an intel card. During boot the font resizes

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Michael Huff
wsfontload! Yes, I've played with that, I think. It only works on the terminal you're on, but it's better than nothing. I'm going to try building a kernel for my laptop following your advice and see if that helps. Much obliged! On 11/8/2020 11:06 AM, Benny Siegert wrote: On Sun, 8 Nov

Re: Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Benny Siegert
On Sun, 8 Nov 2020, Michael Huff wrote: On a laptop with an intel card. During boot the font resizes into something really tiny and barely readable -which gives me intense eyestrain really quickly, and makes console troubleshooting a problem. The console font is determined by the fonts

Large size console font possible?

2020-11-08 Thread Michael Huff
Hi I'm using NetBSD 9.1-amd64. On a laptop with an intel card. During boot the font resizes into something really tiny and barely readable -which gives me intense eyestrain really quickly, and makes console troubleshooting a problem. Is there a way to a)Prevent NetBSD from switching to a