Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:22:10 -0700 From: Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> To: "Pokala, Ravi" <rpokala@panasas.com>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Quick question: sc(4) vs vt(4) Message-ID: <55E77692.4050709@delphij.net> In-Reply-To: <D20CC2A1.143F43%rpokala@panasas.com> References: <D20CC2A1.143F43%rpokala@panasas.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 09/02/15 15:13, Pokala, Ravi wrote: > Hi folks, > > vt(4) says: > > kern.vty > Set this value to `vt' or `sc' to override the default driver > used for the system console. By default, sc(4) is used on > com- > puters that boot from BIOS, and vt is used on computers that > boot > from UEFI. > > > Are there any known problems using vt(4) rather than sc(4) on systems > booting with BIOS? One of our folks noticed that sc(4) has a bunch of > dependencies, a bunch of which that are for obsolete hardware (AT > keyboards and their controllers, splash screens, etc), that vt(4) does not. I don't expect any problems with it used in systems that uses BIOS. In fact, one would have to use vt if they want to use DRM2, and I personally used it for quite some time on my Lenovo T530, and there isn't any glitch related to vt(4) in the past year that I can remember. Cheers, -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or die [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.1.7 (FreeBSD) iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJV53aSAAoJEJW2GBstM+nsM7AQAJs1dGbDRfn8ajDyYlNJmlHi DQfMZtc7EWc7JIrqkf/hiSXmOsjuLyMU2uJWHHz/LoJ4e928x88rQoNfj33D2zG/ fU2Q7wZNuT4+mkmaNrv90WaPUmMrWPGrjA2e1B/AG+TY/0oYSyBrXCvTmnNyEdL5 IXbPtIMNtIOEeNZvyeY05+r/NvTznFAV2r+xgUt5TvOE93JIQllxNLPCqfVFZjVg r4QkT1z50h16MAKHC2oKF832dzNUE4wP8cCWaxVZYOQIFsI2X52YX0wCaHa3Umhh 6iaycmhJARrgnrGo2hN6HG5hwHsxPBm9C1GSTZEndSuZ9B5O8sQJtrSsuRo1We9f 4lSOAe6oMuwFS/gy9r39TZ02nKw5HO8fi9wjcv7GsveiU0H6isk8WC1gJxboqS3l yQ7LAoySxgCtR+jUCuqxVZWtUxHaQLAUdHhhvKj6/9gUU+DD5rfXHwt7wzXfEwTs VrGNhF4g1a34F+sGfnjjmhxJdBbu3jiNRVy0ZPUHyXuias5YY2pAp5is/CRoM7O5 SeTy/eaGTODWlwG+a8IieWVjI5KOONeM6PPgeABvQ7w6EZkFnonJXzEOnMm2Uv8X ve9W1+UcSDp32sXlomp+AQvovfbg0jHhDTbMrWtfaqix3P+g5LFbpLO66wQpT3+d Ow9xxuuwF+9RTcFhyZHb =2Am9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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