Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 05:54:01 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console-only freebsd Message-ID: <20171008053800.X20901@sola.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20171007163710.9ef5a0b4.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20171007142019.GA19356@v007.zyxst.net> <20171007163710.9ef5a0b4.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sat, 7 Oct 2017 16:37:10 +0200, Polytropon wrote: > 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... You'd earlier said that you couldn't use sc anymore as you couldn't get X to work with it - that it lost video when quitting X or switching to vtys from X, which presumably is still an issue. But since tech-lists specifically doesn't intend running X, is there any other reason to avoid still using sc(4)? It's still optional, isn't it? > > [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. cheers, Ian
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