From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sat Oct 7 14:37:21 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FF0DE39897 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2017 14:37:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mailrelay13.qsc.de (mailrelay13.qsc.de [212.99.187.253]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.antispameurope.com", Issuer "TeleSec ServerPass DE-2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EFAD6663AD for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2017 14:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de ([213.148.129.14]) by mailrelay13.qsc.de; Sat, 07 Oct 2017 16:37:11 +0200 Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-63-92.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.63.92]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 201733CBF9; Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:37:10 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id v97EbA3c002992; Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:37:10 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:37:10 +0200 From: Polytropon To: tech-lists Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console-only freebsd Message-Id: <20171007163710.9ef5a0b4.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20171007142019.GA19356@v007.zyxst.net> References: <20171007142019.GA19356@v007.zyxst.net> Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-cloud-security-sender: freebsd@edvax.de X-cloud-security-recipient: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-cloud-security-Virusscan: CLEAN X-cloud-security-disclaimer: This E-Mail was scanned by E-Mailservice on mailrelay13.qsc.de with 65D9868345F X-cloud-security-connect: mx01.qsc.de[213.148.129.14], TLS=1, IP=213.148.129.14 X-cloud-security: scantime:.1368 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:37:21 -0000 On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 15:20:19 +0100, tech-lists wrote: > I have a freebsd 11-stable installation on a (gutless) netbook. What I'd like > is full functionality via the console[1]. One of the things it needs is some > graphics capability but without xorg. So I'm thinking, svga or libSDL. > For example, let's say to view a jpg file. If this is possible from the console, > what program or port would one use to view a gif or jpg file? Maybe something svgalib-based? With the new console "vt", you basically are in graphics mode all the time, there is no text mode anymore (that was "sc"). I know there was an image viewer called zgv (console) + xzgv (X), with version 0.8_9 being the last usable version (prior to the "library shift"), but this probably isn't being maintained anymore... Still you might be successful finding a viewer that can directly interface with the "vt" graphics mode... > [1] by console, I mean the consoles accessed via alt-f1 to alt-f7 [2] > [2] can the number of consoles be increased? Yes. Edit /etc/ttys to spawn more gettys. See "man 5 ttys" for details. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...