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Re: Console video resolution



On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 05:00:07PM -0600, Brook Milligan wrote:
> Is there a way to control the video resolution on the console of a NetBSD machine?  Is that controlled by the kernel somehow?

This depends on the architecture you are using, the boot method and the
framebuffer device.

If you have some drm*fb attaching, it is controlled by the fonts
available in the kernel. If you use amd64, vesafb and boot via UEFI you
can controll it via the bootloader's "gop" command.

Martin


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