Re: Configuring wsfb using xorg.conf

[RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2021, Riza Dindir wrote:

> When starting up, as soon as it sees the gop (my resolution is
> 1366x768), it switches the resolution. The text output is small. This
> is all good, although the font is small, but ok. Then changes to 80x24
> resolution (in rows/cols). It does that as soon as it gets to load
> genfb in the diagnostics messages. The consoles stay that way.
>
> Although this is ok (80x24 row/cols), meaning it is not good looking,
> but can live with that. But I wanted to change that so that it stays
> the same. Looked at the wscons.conf, but it gave an warning that the
> consoles did not get configured or something.

If you want to keep the same font from boot to login, then that's
easy: just compile _only_ that font into the kernel. For example, I
have:

$ fgrep FONT_ /usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/conf/MYKERNEL
#options        FONT_BOLD8x16
#options        FONT_BOLD16x32
options         FONT_SPLEEN12x24
$

and I get the Spleen 12x24 font without any screen clearing even
when genfb hands off to intelfb. But, this requires both genfb
and intelfb to use the same resolution (easily done with `gop 0').
With the font you want already compiled in, there's also no need to
mess around with /etc/wscons.conf.

That Spleen 12x24 font is only built-in in the -HEAD kernel, but,
you can add any other font you want fairly easily:

https://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-users/2015/01/19/msg015669.html

-RVP