From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 14 01:00:16 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8920B59B for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:00:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38C7C92D for ; Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:00:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.16]) by ltcfislmsgpa03.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r0E10EJv013229 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:00:14 -0600 Received: from [10.0.0.102] (10.14.152.61) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.16) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.2.309.2; Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:00:13 -0600 Subject: Re: Reading the handbook from console MIME-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" From: Devin Teske In-Reply-To: <50F34AD1.8020207@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:00:11 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <094B2D7B-2D1B-4AC5-8CD1-2B0BC5CDCE9E@fisglobal.com> References: <201301132258.r0DMwZNi010880@mail.r-bonomi.com> <50F34AD1.8020207@a1poweruser.com> To: Fbsd8 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.61] X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8327, 1.0.431, 0.0.0000 definitions=2013-01-13_08:2013-01-11,2013-01-13,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Robert Bonomi X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Devin Teske List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:00:16 -0000 On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:01 PM, Fbsd8 wrote: > Robert Bonomi wrote: >>> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:48:01 +0100 >>> From: Polytropon >>> To: Fbsd8 >>> Subject: Re: Reading the handbook from console >>> Cc: scotteberl@gmail.com, dteske@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org >>>=20 >>> On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:15:23 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: >>>> What do you mean by "enable console graphics"? >>>> Is this something different than x11? >>> The is a famous library, svgalib, a "low level console graphics >>> library" which can - under _very_ specific circumstances - display >>> graphics "on" the text mode console. There are few browsers, >>> image viewers and even media players that can use this interface >>> to display "console graphics" while _not_ needing X. >>>=20 >>> However, this only works for local displays. As soon as there >>> is a serial or SSH connection involved, it doesn't work anymore. >>>=20 >>> I've actually never seen this working on FreeBSD; maybe it's >>> just a Linuxism. Maybe it's just because I've never tried. :-) >>>=20 >> Works fine on FreeBSD -- graphics-mode screen-savers (like 'fire') >> use it. > How do you activate graphics-mode screen-savers (like 'fire')? Try adding to /boot/loader.conf: screensave_load=3D"YES" screensave_name=3D"fire_saver" --=20 Devin P.S. The default is "green_saver" (which blanks the console, saving energy = making it "green"). _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.