# PCI This one will set all the devices without a loaded driver into sleep state. hw.pci.do_power_nodriver=3 # console You can get full console resolution on an Intel 945-series graphics adapter with 915resolution. Find some spare mode like 640x480: % sudo ./915resolution -l Intel 800/900 Series VBIOS Hack : version 0.5.3 Chipset: 915GM BIOS: TYPE 1 Mode Table Offset: $C0000 + $269 Mode Table Entries: 36 ... Mode 41 : 640x480, 16 bits/pixel ... Set it to 1024x600 for example: % sudo ./915resolution 41 1024 600 Then load vesa: % kldload vesa And use vidcontrol: % vidcontrol -i mode|grep 1024 257 (0x101) 0x0000000f G 1024x600x8 1 8x16 0xa0000 64k 64k 0xd0000000 7872k 273 (0x111) 0x0000000f G 1024x600x16 1 8x16 0xa0000 64k 64k 0xd0000000 7872k 274 (0x112) 0x0000000f G 1024x600x32 1 8x16 0xa0000 64k 64k 0xd0000000 7872k % vidcontrol MODE_273