Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 07:53:58 -0500 From: Kyle Evans <kevans91@ksu.edu> To: Borja Marcos <borjam@sarenet.es> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: vt console driver and default vga mode: breaking POLA Message-ID: <CACNAnaGNyjb_470T8jnjzsiQBf86jGjmZWgLQDGCMhU1DYfTYw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6C60C067-111C-4454-8DA9-6A72F40F602D@sarenet.es> References: <6C60C067-111C-4454-8DA9-6A72F40F602D@sarenet.es>
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On Sep 9, 2016 05:06, "Borja Marcos" <borjam@sarenet.es> wrote: > > Hi > > I apologise for being late on this, but I just noticed. The new vt consol= e > driver has a very important > change in behavior, replacing the ancient =E2=80=9CBIOS=E2=80=9D text mod= e with a graphic > VGA mode. > > I don=E2=80=99t know how many people relies on BIOS serial redirection fo= r > consoles, but at least > HP=E2=80=99s iLO system offers the possibility of accessing the console t= hrough a > ssh connection instead > of requiring a bloated Java console, and it=E2=80=99s a very convenient f= eature. > But it only works in pure > =E2=80=9CBIOS text mode=E2=80=9D (the old sc console driver used this mod= e as a default). > > I would rather change the default behavior of vt to hw.vga.textmode=3D1 s= o > that its behavior mimics > the old sc driver. > > I know the current fad is to hide boot messages with panda bears and > beautiful butterflies revolving > around them, but boot messages are critical when diagnosing problems. > > I should have chimed in earlier, I know. But anyway it=E2=80=99s a very m= inor > change. > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > Borja. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hello! I concur, but for the selfish reason that the graphics mode breaks the 11.0 installer for me completely by default. See: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D211876 Thanks, Kyle Evans
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