From owner-svn-src-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 16:21:18 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 523D3524; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 24FE52723; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s6LGLIu5010806; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:18 GMT (envelope-from emaste@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from emaste@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s6LGLIqC010805; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:18 GMT (envelope-from emaste@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201407211621.s6LGLIqC010805@svn.freebsd.org> From: Ed Maste Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:17 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-10@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r268946 - stable/10/share/man/man4 X-SVN-Group: stable-10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-src-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for all the -stable branches of the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:21:18 -0000 Author: emaste Date: Mon Jul 21 16:21:17 2014 New Revision: 268946 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/268946 Log: MFC syscons(4) man page updates: r268050: Add a vt(4) cross reference to syscons(4) r268169: Clarify the setting of syscons driver flags Submitted by: wblock r268215: Describe kern.vty sc/vt tunable in syscons(4) Reviewed by: wblock Modified: stable/10/share/man/man4/syscons.4 Directory Properties: stable/10/ (props changed) Modified: stable/10/share/man/man4/syscons.4 ============================================================================== --- stable/10/share/man/man4/syscons.4 Mon Jul 21 15:44:59 2014 (r268945) +++ stable/10/share/man/man4/syscons.4 Mon Jul 21 16:21:17 2014 (r268946) @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 11, 2009 +.Dd July 21, 2014 .Dt SYSCONS 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ In .Pa /boot/device.hints : .Cd hint.sc.0.at="isa" .Cd hint.sc.0.vesa_mode=0x103 +.Pp +In +.Pa /boot/loader.conf : +.Cd kern.vty=sc .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm @@ -403,7 +407,9 @@ option too. The following driver flags can be used to control the .Nm driver. -They can be set either in +Driver flags can be set with the +.Cd hint.sc.0.flags +tunable, either in .Pa /boot/device.hints , or else at the loader prompt (see .Xr loader 8 ) . @@ -446,6 +452,26 @@ This option instructs the syscons driver for a keyboard device if it is not currently attached to one. Otherwise, the driver only probes for a keyboard once during bootup. .El +.Ss Loader Tunables +These settings can be entered at the +.Xr loader 8 +prompt or in +.Xr loader.conf 5 . +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Va kern.vty +When both +.Nm +and +.Xr vt 4 +have been compiled into the kernel, the one to use for the system console can +be selected by setting this variable to +.Ql sc +or +.Ql vt . +If not set, +.Nm +provides the default system console. +.El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /usr/share/syscons/xxxxyyyyzzz -compact .It Pa /dev/console @@ -533,6 +559,7 @@ to the kernel. .Xr splash 4 , .Xr ukbd 4 , .Xr vga 4 , +.Xr vt 4 , .Xr kbdmap 5 , .Xr rc.conf 5 , .Xr ttys 5 ,