Using loader.conf(5) 'exec' directive to set video mode
Anthony Jenkins via freebsd-x11 <[email protected]>
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I'm running (a somewhat dated) FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT (git commit 68c8581f7, Tue. Feb 12 13:01:55 2019) on a UEFI laptop with an Intel UHD display, booting a ZFS root filesystem (gptzfsboot(8)). I'm trying to get the console into a lower resolution than the native UHD when the kernel is booted. I can manually do this by breaking into the loader prompt at boot and entering 'mode 1', then 'boot'. loader.conf(5) says I can run this command automatically with the 'exec' directive, but the video mode doesn't change. $ sudo cat /boot/loader.conf Password: autoboot_delay="3" #boot_single="YES" boot_verbose="YES" kern.timecounter.hardware="HPET" hw.psm.synaptics_support="1" kern.vty="vt" hw.vga.textmode="1" efi_max_resolution="1920x1080" exec="mode 1" I've also tried using directive 'efi_max_resolution' - same result. Does 'exec' work on my configuration (UEFI boot, ZFS root), or am I not using it right? I've tried putting other loader commands in 'exec' with no effect. Same question for efi_max_resolution. A separate question (possibly for graphics@ or x11@) is when the i915(4) kernel module from the graphics/drm-current-kmod port is loaded by rc.conf(4)'s 'kld_list' variable. When I do manually set the console resolution using 'mode 1', it is reset to maximum resolution when i915(4) is loaded. Thanks in advance, Anthony Jenkins _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"