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From: Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.moc>
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Subject: Re: Setting the TTY VT font globally
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:17:57 -0000 (UTC)
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Detlef Sax <sax@noart.de> wrote:
>On Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:20:31 -0000 (UTC), Anton Shepelev wrote:
>>
>> FreeBSD 14.1 RELEASE here.
>>
>> The virtual TTYs (Ctrl+Alt+F1..F8) are provided through VT(4),
>> the man page to which mentions only one tool for setting
>> up the font -- vidcontrol(1), which affects only the TTY on which
>> the program is invoked.
>>
>> How, then, can I set up the font I need (e.g. terminus-b32.fnt),
>>   a) as early in the boot process as possble, and
>>   b) for all TTYs, 1 to 8 ?

>Simply put following into /etc/rc.config:
>fontb32="terminus-b32.fnt"

You mean in /etc/rc.conf? Unfortunately, this line
has no effect, at least no the one I seek.  I think
this is an unrecognised variable, not check by any
component.

>sysrc fontb32="terminus-b32.fnt"
>does the job.

Yes, and I wonder why FreeBSD provides a dedicdated
utility for adding lines info rc.conf.  Querying those
values is certainly useful, though.

>man rc.conf
>or
>less /etc/defaults/rc.conf
>for other useful settings.

Thank you, but fontb32 is not mentioned in either.
How did you learn about the `fontb32' setting?