problem with vidcontrol

[Javier Matos]

Thank you for your answer Gilbert. I find that the problem is in a bug in 
kernel or in my motherboard because when I use vidcontrol to change the 
resolution with only one module it works fine... but when I put the second 
module in the motherboard... it fails

I notify to FreeBSD the problem writing it in problem reports


>> # Options to change console resolution
>> options    VESA
>> options    SC_PIXEL_MODE
>
> I have done the same on my laptop. Well, I only compiled a new kernel
> with SC_PIXEL_MODE and I load the VESA module on boot.
>
>> The problem is that when I try to change to a graphic resolution like
>> 800x600x16, 1024x768x16 or 1280x1024x16 my computer hangs and the box
>> sometimes start to make a continuous noise with the internal speaker.
>
> I assume you did use vidcontrol -i mode and then you are trying to
> change the raster resolution using :
>
> vidcontrol MODE_XXX
>
> where XXX is the code for the mode you want, and which appears as
> supported when using "vidcontrol -i mode" ?
>
>> When I use vidcontrol -i mode I can see that the modes that I try are
>> supported by my hardware, modes like 273, 276, 279 and 282.
>
> Some won't work. On my own laptop (Thinkpad IBM X30) I have some modes
> that either give me a black screen while others give me a faint display
> with flickering vertical refresh.
>
> I use the real resolution from the 12 " screen and it works : 1024x768
> using 16 bit (works in 32 bit also).
>
> Have you loaded on this terminal a 8x8 font so the display is OK when
> you change the resolution too ?
>
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