Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:53:35 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading the handbook from console Message-ID: <20130114035335.bcf234fd.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <201301132258.r0DMwZNi010880@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <20130113214801.3ce70c97.freebsd@edvax.de> <201301132258.r0DMwZNi010880@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:58:35 -0600 (CST), Robert Bonomi wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:48:01 +0100 > > From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> > > To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> > > Subject: Re: Reading the handbook from console > > Cc: scotteberl@gmail.com, dteske@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org > > > > 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. > > > > However, this only works for local displays. As soon as there > > is a serial or SSH connection involved, it doesn't work anymore. > > > > I've actually never seen this working on FreeBSD; maybe it's > > just a Linuxism. Maybe it's just because I've never tried. :-) > > > > Works fine on FreeBSD -- graphics-mode screen-savers (like 'fire') > use it. Oh, _that_ is this functionality? I've in fact tried and seen this working, I think... with the "logo" saver showing Beastie sliding across the screen, and with the "warp" saver. I assume it's the same functionality behind the option to show a spash screen when the system is booting (after the kernel has been loaded). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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