Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:08:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Gabor Pali <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42219 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201307091408.r69E8rag015008@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pgj Date: Tue Jul 9 14:08:53 2013 New Revision: 42219 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42219 Log: - Add a Q2 report entry for the recent Newcons work Submitted by: ray Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml Tue Jul 9 13:22:59 2013 (r42218) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-04-2013-06.xml Tue Jul 9 14:08:53 2013 (r42219) @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <!-- XXX: keep updating the number of entries --> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 31 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + contains 32 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <!-- XXX: set date for the next set of submissions --> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between July and September 2013 @@ -1781,4 +1781,62 @@ functionality through <tt>pkg(8)</tt>.</ existing committer received extension in this quarter.</p> </body> </project> + + <project cat='kern'> + <title>Newcons Reboot</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Aleksandr</given> + <common>Rybalko</common> + </name> + <email>ray@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <body> + <p>The purpose of the Newcons project is to provide a new + interface for console and video output to graphic devices. This + will allow simple drivers access the console and terminal mode + early, and framebuffer access for <tt>xorg</tt>. Drivers will + not need embedded font bitmaps, color maps, or mouse cursor + bitmaps, as the whole infrastructure will be provided by the + <tt>vt(4)</tt> Newcons driver.</p> + + <p>As the project includes Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) integration, + one of the goals is support for modern Xorg releases, allowing + the kernel to switch back to virtual terminal mode after + graphics mode or resolution used with <tt>xorg</tt> changes.</p> + + <p>There are a lot of changes involved in the project. Main tasks + include:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Core functionality (almost done).</li> + <li>Mouse support.</li> + <li>KMS (kernel mode setting) support.</li> + <li>USB keyboard support.</li> + <li>Splash screen support (partially working).</li> + <li>Driver support.</li> + <li><tt>vidcontrol(1)</tt> support.</li> + </ul> + + <p>The first deliverables of the project, including + <tt>moused(8)</tt>, <tt>ukbd(4)</tt>, and KMS support are expected + to arrive around the middle or end of August 2013. The whole + project is expected to complete in November 2013.</p> + + <p>This project is being sponsored by The &os; Foundation.</p> + + <p>Many thanks to Ed Schouten who started Newcons project and did + most of the work.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Provide different flavors of hardware for testing the + implementation. Do not hesitate to volunteer when a call for + testing is announced.</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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