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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>