From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 28 17:24:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80F5816A41F; Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:24:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net (vms042pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69B2543D5A; Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:24:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from babkin@verizon.net) Received: from vms073.mailsrvcs.net ([192.168.1.2]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IP200JM9Z0DGK21@vms042.mailsrvcs.net>; Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:24:13 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:24:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Sergey Babkin To: John Baldwin , freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Message-id: <12768156.1130520253107.JavaMail.root@vms073.mailsrvcs.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Cc: Gordon Bergling , phk@phk.freebsd.dk Subject: Re: Re: wscons for FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: babkin@users.sf.net List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:24:14 -0000 >From: John Baldwin >> Things that are personally crucial to me: >> * Speed. (syscons is lightning fast) >> * text mode mouse cursor with cut/paste that Just Works. >> * cursor movement control code compatibility. No less than perfect >> compatibility is good enough! The cons25 termcap entry has to work. > > * truly supports framebuffers as well as displays that can render text > directly (i.e. VGA, EGA, etc.) > * allows displays, keyboards, and mice to be tied together in arbitrary > combinations such that each "console" can consist of zero-or-more > displays, keyboards, and mice with well-defined behavior for what > state is shared vs. private when multiple objects of the same class > are connected to a single console. And by default connects all the keyboards/mice to the first console. This makes the installs on the machines with USB-only keyboard transparent. * When entering panic/debugger mode the console should reset its video mode to the one where the panic information is visible. -SB