No /usr/src/sys/i386/conf folder?

[stephanelefou]

Hi, I wanted to configure a high-resolution console using vidcontrol() (like I did in the past following the instructions here: http://www.freebsdwiki.net/index.php/High_Resolution_Console. So I need to access the kernel file located at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf. But all I have is /usr/src (which is empty). I also did a search ( find / -name GENERIC) but cannot find the default kernel (as returned by uname -a.) Installation is FreeBSD 9.2.

Please help. Thanks.

 

[wblock@]

Please see Installing FreeBSD 9 Source. Method #2 is better if you plan to update the source from time to time.

That method of getting a hi-res console is soon to be obsolete. 9-STABLE already includes vt(4), and syscons(4) will eventually be retired. But it should still be usable at this point. Consider also Using X For A High Resolution Console On FreeBSD.

 

[stephanelefou]

Please see Installing FreeBSD 9 Source. Method #2 is better if you plan to update the source from time to time.

That method of getting a hi-res console is soon to be obsolete. 9-STABLE already includes vt(4), and syscons(4) will eventually be retired. But it should still be usable at this point. Consider also Using X For A High Resolution Console On FreeBSD.

Thanks for the advice, I'll do it. Now for X, I think this would be a no-go as the hardware is kind of very old: Dell GX150 (slim case) on a P3 1 GHz with 512 MB RAM The box is used as a music repository available on a Samba share. And to be honest, I love character-based consoles.