On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Michael van Elst <mlel...@serpens.de> wrote: > cchapm...@cogeco.ca (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