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Subject: Re: [9fans] Where is vgactl?
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it isn't bound automatically so you need
	bind -b '#v' /dev
to make it appear in /dev, or use
	echo -n 'size 800x600x8' >'#v/vgactl'

that's probably still not what you intend, because VGA being what it is,
a host of major and minor register values need to be adjusted in most cases,
in a device-dependent way.  use aux/vga, described by vga(8).
read the manual page first, though.  aux/vga eventually sets the
using vgactl, but sets all those registers first, if it can.
it needs to be done outside rio.

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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 09:24:34 GMT

OK, maybe I'm just dumb, but I think I'm doing this right.

I'm trying to change the VGA setting for my system. According to the
docs if I want to change the size of the screen I type:

echo -n 'size 800x600x8' >/dev/vgactl

Right? When I do, I get an error stating something to the effect that
it can't find vgactl. Sure enough, it's not in /dev...or anywhere! Am
I going about this correctly?
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