Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:27:44 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Keep using syscons -- how? Message-ID: <20141022072744.9a7574eb.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410220417480.92223@abbf.ynefrvtuareubzr.pbz> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1410220417480.92223@abbf.ynefrvtuareubzr.pbz>
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:25:12 -0500 (CDT), Lars Eighner wrote: > What do I have to do or not do to keep being able to use syscons in VGA > mode? Is there any way to keep the ability to switch between xwindows and > syscons (in VGA i.e. text mode)? Allow me a more general question. I'm not asking as a "means of insult", but because I'm really interested in the answer: Why not use terminal emulators (xterm, rxvt, konsole, gnome-terminal etc.) inside an X session? I have been using "real" text mode (as well as switching between a running X session and virtual terminals) for a very long time, and I was totally comfortable with the 80x25 screen. Today I find myself using terminal emulators in X, scattered across several virtual desktops, and only seeing the text mode console when the system is booting. I usually don't leave X anymore. The only exception is when I have to do system recovery operations inside a limited environment (single-user mode, or also multi-user mode with specific mount options and no X running)... What are reasons (here: your reasons) for switching to text mode from an X session and using the "real" text mode console? > The command line is already useless in every Linux distribution I can find. Some Linux distributions (usually "the more professional ones") allow easy access to the command line within X, as described above, but in case X isn't running, the text mode consoles are still accessible, even though their "enhanced" screen modes (bigger than 80x25) can cause trouble on some displays which don't display the screen content properly, or don't display it at all. The tiny size of the default fonts may also be a problem on small screens. Yes, I know, _everyone_ has a supermega and ulta HD wide 23" plasma screen these days. :-) > Is that the way BSDs are all going? I hope not! -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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