====== FreeBSD New Sys Console ======
===== New Way as of FreeBSD 12.0 =====
- Install graphics/drm-legacy-kmod
pkg install drm-legacy-kmod
- Add the following to /etc/rc.conf
...
kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko" # i915kms.ko is for intel graphics replace with another ko from /boot/modules as needed
...
===== Old Way piror to FreeBSD 12.0 =====
* You need to load a KMS video driver to have use higher resolutions otherwise the initial video mode will be used
* The example below sets a high console resolution for Intel graphics.
i915kms_load="YES"
kern.vt.fb.default_mode="1280x1024"