$Id: consoleresolution.php 297 2009-12-30 01:49:46Z gjb $
vidcontrol -i
By default, FreeBSD uses an 80x60 terminal. For people more comfortable at the command line, this makes working in a console environment difficult.
To get a higher console resolution, you have to recompile your kernel.
Please note that enabling SC_PIXEL_MODE as required by this tutorial is CPU intensive, and if done on a laptop, may cause your battery life to decrease dramatically.
Add the following to your KERNCONF:
options SC_PIXEL_MODE
After compiling a new kernel with the above parameters, reboot. Next, get a list of supported console resolutions:
vidcontrol -i mode | less
Add the following to the /etc/rc.conf file:
allscreens_flags="MODE_XXX"where "XXX" is a resolution mode from your `vidcontrol -i mode` output.