From d726778302a63f783bb073e4c0d533ecb1d6f128 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: delphij <delphij@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:12:47 +0000
Subject: Make use of the more flexable device hints by adding a new field,
 vesa_mode to specify VESA mode, as suggested by jhb@.

---
 share/man/man4/syscons.4 | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

(limited to 'share/man/man4/syscons.4')

diff --git a/share/man/man4/syscons.4 b/share/man/man4/syscons.4
index 2c9d21d..b0f98a1 100644
--- 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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