How to change the font size in the terminal

[Payne]

Joshua,

Thanks, I guess it can, because it outputs a ton of modes.

Based on what you told I was able to find this...

To be able to get a higher resolution Console, you must follow the below 
Steps.

#reconfigure the kernel, at its simplest
become root
install the sources (for example, from the FreeBSD installation CD)
cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
cp GENERIC CUSTOM
open CUSTOM with your text editor
change “ident GENERIC” to “ident CUSTOM”
below the other OPTIONS, add OPTIONS VESA, and OPTIONS SC_PIXEL_MODE
save and close CUSTOM
cd /usr/src
make buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM
make installkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM
reboot

vidcontrol -i mode | more #scroll trough the available options
vidcontrol MODE_279 #for example, to set a higher console mode
vidcontrol 132×25 #another example
vidcontrol 100×37 #and another one

#to make changes persistent, run something like
echo ‘allscreens_flags=”-g 100×37 VESA_800×600″‘ >> /etc/rc.conf
#or echo ‘allscreens_flags=”-g 135×25 VESA_1024×768″‘ >> /etc/rc.conf
#which would give you a 800×600 (or 1024×768) console on all terminals

So I am now compiling a new kernel so that I can make it done. It should 
work my vid card is ATI with 256MB.

Again, thanks for the pointer, more and more google is becoming the 
spammer waste land.

Chuck

Joshua Isom wrote:
> If you run `vidcontrol -i mode` it will tell you what your monitor's 
> capable of with text and graphics. But I'd recommend looking at the 
> manpage first.
>
> On Sep 14, 2007, at 1:33 AM, Payne wrote:
>
>> Guys,
>>
>> One thing that has always bugged me, it the font size of the 
>> terminal, I have tried for months to change the size to something 
>> like linux uses, so that my size is using my 1200x1000 better and not 
>> looking like 600x400 screen. But no matter what I do, it always stays 
>> the same, I have looked on the great waste of google with no luck. Is 
>> there some like hurd that helps change the screen to the monitor out 
>> put?
>>
>> Chuck
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