Re: Console Resolution

[Hans dinsen-hansen <hansdinsenhansen%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost> wrote:
> cchapman8%cogeco.ca@localhost (Clark Chapman) writes:
>
>>I did a fresh install of NBSD 7.0 on my x86_64 machine. When it boots
>>the console starts in 80x25 mode then when DRM initializes it increases
>>the resolution so the text is so small that my 77 year old eyes can
>>barely read it.  ...
>
>
> You can build a kernel with an embedded larger font. The console will chose
> the closest font for a 25x80 resolution. This is as easy as adding a
>
> options FONT_GLASS10x25
>
> to the kernel config file. There are a few more fonts in
> src/sys/dev/wsfont/wsfont.c. The larger ones are:
>
> FONT_GALLANT12x22
> FONT_SONY12x24
> FONT_GLASS10x19
> FONT_GLASS10x25
> FONT_DEJAVU_SANS_MONO12x22
> FONT_DROID_SANS_MONO12x22
> FONT_DROID_SANS_MONO19x36
>
> Adding such a font will kick out the default font, but I think it is
> useful to keep it as a fallback in case you connect to a display with
> lower resolution. You can add it again to the kernel configuration with
>
> options FONT_BOLD8x16

Does this discussion mean that wscons disappear if I make an _update_
to 7.0, or is it only a fresh install taht gives the tiny font?

My eyes will be 80 years old in January!  It willbe almost impossible to
build a new kernelwith a tiny font.

Kind regards
           HansDinsen-Hansen