> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to change the resolution on my terminal to 1024x768
> on my laptop. I read on the Internet that I should compile the kernel
> with:
>
> options VESA
> options SC_PIXEL_MODE
> - snip -
> The
> command ``vidcontrol VESA_800x600'' is the only one which worked so
> far.
>
> Am I missing some configuration? Is this kinda stuff limited to a few
> hardware? Note that I do have xorg with 1024x768 resolution.

VESA support depends on what video card will do.

May also need to add some font support in /etc/rc.conf for some modes.

I once used 80x25, 80x43, 132 col modes with NV card.

Have recently seen a number of Linux Live demo CD's APPEAR to hang when using some of the newer 3D, NV and ATI cards. Others work in VESA mode but are extremely slow. All are OK on a simpler 64/128 Mb NV etc. i.e. your (?onboard) video card may only support a limited number of VESA modes...

Will X run in VESA mode (without card specific driver) at 102x768 ? Another option may be to run X and start only a Terminal full screen.