From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 1 20:42:49 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CDA9EE5 for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:42:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-x22f.google.com (mail-wi0-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c05::22f]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B42BFA5 for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:42:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f175.google.com with SMTP id c10so1909092wiw.14 for ; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:42:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=MRxoj7mRSyQFMNcUIyx+m8Pe5R6qeJKYVAbbr8o66iQ=; b=D5VVMjDyH7YkpRRCrf1YxQUngar0eZOiz4Fi/2rrBAYKqu2u+sJLYWRGCyqRe2pjRJ 35ugDAFHeeshLEeCQd09A5fSur4LDJsj5YeMsa5zR7KrkmA2zbZcNplGuj/R+BGH3uqH uWYuE6XSQkmwfR08Apbx+86p48kNI+yMXxmouSbBwMADuvZwV5pg3ECvVa4Hkl6AneB1 jK6M0Sc5Ix2EQS7wsDrEXeony8FSpHJ3UeMdxobzXg5/zn4ad/cYSL8zOOEY06HHhFbA j3ji7AJc1AwrbDm6QFsUdE9eGp7HFxyIN9yN9M1THU/YBU3jo7kwFq8rsbi1bn5Nzvjk +7dA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.108.106 with SMTP id hj10mr11941453wib.0.1364848967788; Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:42:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.194.140.20 with HTTP; Mon, 1 Apr 2013 13:42:47 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:42:47 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: the Newcons Project From: Adam Vande More To: "Sam Fourman Jr." Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Hackers X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:42:49 -0000 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vidcontrol&sektion=1 On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Sam Fourman Jr. wrote: > My understanding of this whole subject is limited, but bear with me... in > my quest to get a "cool looking console for my desktop... I found this > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons > > does anyone know if someone is still actively working on the NewCons > project? or is it already committed to HEAD and i just don't realize? the > wiki is a bit confusing... > > I would VERY much be able to have a console that looked like this in > FreeBSD > > http://wiki.gentoo.org/images/7/7c/Bootsplash.png > > but if my understanding is correct, we are not at this point (yet)... even > if you pull the development source from here > > svn co svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/user/ed/newcons > > and change the kernel config like this: > > #device vga # VGA video card driver > #device sc > device vt > device vt_vga > > > could someone with more understanding of this, be able to tell me if the > Newcons project (when completed) is even going to do what i'm looking for? > > if so, exactly what things have to be done yet, in order for FreeBSD to > have a console like Gentoo? > > > -- > > Sam Fourman Jr. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Adam Vande More