From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 14 16:54:03 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@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 4D552DFF; Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 +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)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 38CB7196B; Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id s0EGs3W8053371; Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 GMT (envelope-from pgj@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from pgj@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.7/8.14.7/Submit) id s0EGs3qi053370; Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 GMT (envelope-from pgj@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201401141654.s0EGs3qi053370@svn.freebsd.org> From: Gabor Pali Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r43510 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:54:03 -0000 Author: pgj Date: Tue Jan 14 16:54:02 2014 New Revision: 43510 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43510 Log: - Add 2013Q4 report on vt(9) Submitted by: ray Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 16:26:48 2014 (r43509) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 16:54:02 2014 (r43510) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 23 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.

+ contains 24 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.

The deadline for submissions covering between January and March 2014 is April 7th, 2014.

@@ -1272,4 +1272,104 @@

This project is sponsored by The &os; Foundation.

+ + + Updated <tt>vt(9)</tt> System Console + + + + + Aleksandr + Rybalko + + ray@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Ed + Maste + + emaste@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Project wiki page + + + +

Colloquially known as Newcons, vt(9) is a modern + replacement for the existing, quite old, virtual terminal + emulator called syscons(4). Initially motivated by the + lack of Unicode support in syscons(4), the project was + later expanded to cover the new requirement to support Kernel + Mode Switching (KMS).

+ +

The project is now approaching completion and is ready for + wider testing as the related code was already merged to &os; + head. Hence, vt(9) can be tested easily by + replacing the following two lines in the kernel config file:

+ + 
device sc
+device vga
+ +

with the following ones:

+ + 
device vt
+device vt_vga
+ +

Major highlights:

+ +
    +
  • Unicode support.
    • +
  • Double-width character support for CJK characters.
    • +
  • xterm(1)-like terminal emulation.
    • +
  • Support for Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) drivers + (i915kms, radeonkms).
    • +
  • Support for different fonts per terminal window.
    • +
  • Simplified drivers.
    • +
+ +

Brief status of supported architectures and hardware:

+ +
    +
  • amd64 (VGA/i915kms/radeonkms) — works.
    • +
  • ARM framebuffer — works.
    • +
  • i386 (VGA/i915kms/radeonkms) — works.
    • +
  • IA64 — untested.
    • +
  • MIPS — untested.
    • +
  • PPC and PPC64 — Works, but without X.Org yet.
    • +
  • SPARC — works on certain hardware (eg. Ultra 5).
    • +
  • vesa(4) — in progress.
    • +
  • i386/amd64 nVidia driver — need testing.
    • +
  • Xbox framebuffer driver — need testing.
    • +
+ +

Known Issues:

+ +
    +
  • Switching to vty0 from X.Org on Fatal events will not work.
    • +
  • Certain hardware (eg. Lenovo X220) get black screen when i915kms is preloaded.
    • +
  • Scrolling can be slow;
    • +
  • Screen borders is not cleared when changing fonts.
    • +
  • vt(9) locks up with the gallant12x22 font in VirtualBox.
    • +
+ +

This project is sponsored by The &os; Foundation. Many thanks + to Ed Schouten, who originally started the Newcons project and + did most of the work.

+ + + + Create sub-directories for vt(9) under + /usr/share/ to store key maps and fonts. + Implement remaining features supported by + vidcontrol(1). + Write the vt(9) manual page. + Support keyboard handled directly by device kbd + (without kbdmux(4)). + CJK fonts (in progress). + +