diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fb.modes b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fb.modes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc51fe
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+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fb.modes
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mode "800x600-60"
+    # D: 40.00 MHz, H: 37.879 kHz, V: 60.32 Hz
+    geometry 800 600 800 600 32
+    timings 0 88 40 23 1 128 4
+    hsync high
+    vsync high
+endmode
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cf29d4
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+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FB_MODE=800x600-60
diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm.service b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm.service
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index 0000000..2b18c91
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+++ b/common/recipes-phosphor/video/fbterm/fbterm.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=UART renderer
+Requires=obmc-console@ttyVUART0.service
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile={envfiledir}/fbterm
+ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/fbset $FB_MODE
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/fbterm --write-only obmc-console-client