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Date:      Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:16:39 -0700
From:      Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com>
To:        freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: How does everyone get a synced console after a fresh install?
Message-ID:  <08419fe2acd2b0d00beaba0f6579ee1f@udns.ultimatedns.net>
In-Reply-To: <3646f179849df4a7b89b049c08a815e9@udns.ultimatedns.net>

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On Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:30:38 -0700 bsd-lists@BSDforge.com said

> OK I just installed a fresh copy of 13 from an official
> memstick image. All went as expected. But upon reboot,
> I'm missing about 4 to 5 characters on the left hand
> side of the screen. I know vesa is built into GENERIC.
> But vidcontrol(1) won't help. I've tried both sc(4), and
> vt(4). Is textmode no longer supported?
> 
> Thanks for any, and all insight into solving this.
> 
OK I was able to solve this.
I used the wrong syntax in loader.conf(5)
changing
kern_vty=sc
to
kern.vty=sc
fixed it. I now have a fully working console! :)

Thanks for your time, and sorry for the noise!

--Chris
> --Chris
> 
> 
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