Subject: Re: 80x50 Screen mode
To: NetBSD port-i386 , Dante Profeta <dante@mclink.it>
From: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/20/1998 11:11:16
Excerpts from netbsd: 19-Feb-98 80x50 Screen mode Dante Profeta@mclink.it (69*)

> Is there a way to force the boot screen at 80x50?

No, not really.
What you can try is to switch to 80x50 from DOS and
load NetBSD by "dosboot".
The console driver will not make use of the additional
lines, however. pcvt can work with 50 lines, you have
to set it in rc.local or so. (scon -s)

best regards
Matthias