misc/174558: Error in handbook about setting virtual console resolution

[Wxcafe]

>Number:         174558
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Error in handbook about setting virtual console resolution
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 19 00:40:00 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Wxcafe
>Release:        9.0-REALEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD nuada-airgetlam 9.0-REALEASE FreeBSD 9.0-REALEASE #0: Tue Jan 3 07:46:38 UTC 2012 root at farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
>Description:
There is a problem in the FreeBSD handbook as provided by freebsd.org.
The chapter about virtual console (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/consoles.html for reference) tells users that, in order to change the resolution of the console, they must first recompile their kernels (4.2.6 :"The FreeBSD console default video mode may be adjusted to 1024x768, 1280x1024, or any other size supported by your graphics chip and monitor. To use a different video mode, you first must recompile your kernel and include two additional options"), even though you can do the same by adding a module to the kernel (kldload vesa for example) to do the same.
>How-To-Repeat:
Read the freebsd handbook
>Fix:
Changing the Handbook accordingly.

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