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authoryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>1999-09-19 08:03:48 +0000
committeryokota <yokota@FreeBSD.org>1999-09-19 08:03:48 +0000
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- Mention that the SC_PIXEL_MODE kernel option is required, in order
to use the VESA_800x600 raster text mode. - Fix the list of recognized keywords; "40x25" is not recognized, but "VGA_40x25" is.
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1 b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
index dfdf87f..990ac66 100644
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+++ b/usr.sbin/vidcontrol/vidcontrol.1
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ The following command line options are supported:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Ar mode
Select a new video mode. The modes currently recognized are:
-.Ar 40x25 ,
.Ar 80x25 ,
.Ar 80x30 ,
.Ar 80x43 ,
@@ -207,6 +206,14 @@ or
so that desired font files will be automatically loaded
when the system starts up.
See below.
+.Pp
+If you want to use the raster text mode
+.Ar VESA_800x600 ,
+you need to recomile your kernel with the
+.Em SC_PIXLE_MODE
+option. See
+.Xr syscons 4
+for more details on this kernel option.
.Sh VIDEO OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
.Ss Boot Time Configuration
You may set the following variables in
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