On Sun, Nov 01, 2015 at 09:26:19PM -0500, Bob Bernstein wrote: > On Sun, 1 Nov 2015, Michael van Elst wrote: > > >The other path was already mentioned, you can configure the bootloader in > >/boot.cfg to disable the framebuffer console. > > Thanks. May I infer that this problem of an unreadably small console font is > not an issue for those who use display managers to boot directly into X? It > seems, almost "by definition," that that would be the case (but it pays to > check as they say.)
I guess for most people it isn't an issue. And here it was probably a decision wether to enable the DRM code for NetBSD-7 or wait even longer until the console got smarter. Don't think that the unreadably small console font on high resolution displays isn't considered a problem. On a Retina display or 4K monitor it can be an issue also for people with good eyesight. > Which reminds me, Michael: why did you warn against the possible loss of X > if that approach -- removing the drm code -- was used with NetBSD 7.0? If you disable the drm code, then you might only be able to use X in vesa mode, which might not support your display. I'm not sure if you can disable only the framebuffer console and still use drm for X. Greetings, -- Michael van Elst Internet: mlel...@serpens.de "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."