On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 19:28:46 -0300 nacho Lariguet <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Aug 2020 18:49:39 -0300 > nacho Lariguet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 23:17:37 -0300 > > nacho Lariguet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2 Aug 2020 22:43:29 -0300 > > > nacho Lariguet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > With the following configuration > > > > on a Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny M715q > > > > with an AMD Pro A10/R7 APU installed > > > > hooked through DP to a HP Z-24i LCD (1920x1200 native) > > > > I successfully got 240x75 characters on all virtual terminals > > > > except on vty0 which is stuck at 80x25 (@ 640x480 I guess): > > > > > > > > ... in /boot/loader.conf: > > > > > > > > kern.kms_console=1 > > > > kern.kms_columns=-1 > > > > > > > > ... in /etc/rc.conf: > > > > > > > > drm_load="yes" > > > > radeon_load="yes" > > > > > > > > allscreens_flags="-t 1800 -h 100 -f 8x16 iso15-thin-8x16 -m off" > > > > allscreens_kbdflags="-l us.iso -r 250.34 -b off" > > > > > > This is a follow-up: > > > > > > Today I fired-up once again the laptop I last used to check dragonFly (a > > > test-bed) before attempting to install it on the PowerEdge servers. > > > > > > Although it runs 5.4.1-RELEASE it has the same configuration I am running > > > in the newer Lenovo regarding this post, except for the fact that the > > > laptop is booting through BIOS (no uEFI at all) while the Lenovo is > > > booting through uEFI. > > > > > > The laptop has a Radeon video card and loads the radeon[kms] driver as > > > well. > > > > > > - 5.4.1 on the laptop gets me ttyv0 @ 1920x1200 by default > > > - 5.9.# on the Lenovo gets me standard VGA only > > > > > > Obviously something changed between 5.4.1 and 5.9.# because I am now sure > > > not to be configuring anything different. > > > > This is another follow up: > > > > I think that vty0 is running @ 1920x1200 but not honoring > > kern.kms_columns=-1 as honored by all other vty's. > > In other words: it seems font scaling is going on on vty0 regardless my > > setting giving me the impression that is running @ 640x480 or similar. > > Could it be the case on 5.9.# ? > > And the last follow up: > > Definitely. > Booting once again with the live image (loading radeon and KMS) gives me > 80x25. > But when logged out as root and logged in as intaller I get 240x75. > So it is not a resolution problem; it is already @ 1920x1200 on vty0. > It is root (or any other user I presume) logging in on vty0 and getting 80x25 > instead of 240x75 no matter what. I suspect what I said on my last post is wrong: Examining the installer script (installer.sh): # Console start sequence: # - Backend (and all other logging) goes to console (ttyv0) # - curses frontend starts on ttyv1. # - Uses vidcontrol -s 2 to switch to ttyv1 once the frontend is up.
