Re: VGA console mode

Manuel Bouyer <[email protected]> Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:14:32 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.os.netbsd.devel.general
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On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 03:00:23PM +0000, Rishabh Kumar Goel wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> i m trying to write the cosole driver for one of the netbsd ports.
> i want to know NetBSD console operates in which mode.
> I feel that is operates in VGA 640*400 mode. with 8*16 character set.

640x480.
The character set can be changed, see wscons(4) and relateds

> 
> Can anybody tell me whether it is correct.
> 
> When do we set up the VGA card parameters? I have a 69030 VGA(PCI) card? 

The BIOS does most of the work. See the vga(4) driver.

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