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authordelphij <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2009-09-12 00:12:47 +0000
committerdelphij <delphij@FreeBSD.org>2009-09-12 00:12:47 +0000
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Make use of the more flexable device hints by adding a new field,
vesa_mode to specify VESA mode, as suggested by jhb@.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/syscons.4 b/share/man/man4/syscons.4
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--- a/share/man/man4/syscons.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/syscons.4
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd September 10, 2009
+.Dd September 11, 2009
.Dt SYSCONS 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
In
.Pa /boot/device.hints :
.Cd hint.sc.0.at="isa"
+.Cd hint.sc.0.vesa_mode=0x103
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -427,8 +428,11 @@ or else at the loader prompt (see
.\"This option suppresses the bell, whether audible or visual,
.\"if it is rung in a background virtual terminal.
.It 0x0080 (VESAMODE)
-This option puts the video card in the VESA mode specified by higher
-16 bits of the flags during kernel initialization.
+This option puts the video card in the VESA mode specified by
+.Pa /boot/device.hints
+variable
+.Va vesa_mode
+during kernel initialization.
Note that in order for this flag to work, the kernel must be
compiled with the
.Dv SC_PIXEL_MODE
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