Re: Console Resolution

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

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. I have the same problem on my Raspberry Pi. When I start 
>an X11 terminal everything is fine. I have read all the documentation I 
>can think of without finding anything that helps.


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

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