From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Fri Sep 9 10:06:44 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05950BD41EC for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2016 10:06:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from borjam@sarenet.es) Received: from cu01176b.smtpx.saremail.com (cu01176b.smtpx.saremail.com [195.16.151.151]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0621875 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2016 10:06:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from borjam@sarenet.es) Received: from [172.16.8.36] (izaro.sarenet.es [192.148.167.11]) by proxypop01.sare.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1FAEA9DDDCB for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2016 11:59:46 +0200 (CEST) From: Borja Marcos Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: vt console driver and default vga mode: breaking POLA Message-Id: <6C60C067-111C-4454-8DA9-6A72F40F602D@sarenet.es> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 11:59:45 +0200 To: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:06:44 -0000 Hi I apologise for being late on this, but I just noticed. The new vt = console driver has a very important change in behavior, replacing the ancient =E2=80=9CBIOS=E2=80=9D text = mode with a graphic VGA mode. I don=E2=80=99t know how many people relies on BIOS serial redirection = for consoles, but at least HP=E2=80=99s iLO system offers the possibility of accessing the console = through a ssh connection instead of requiring a bloated Java console, and it=E2=80=99s a very convenient = feature. But it only works in pure =E2=80=9CBIOS text mode=E2=80=9D (the old sc console driver used this = mode as a default). I would rather change the default behavior of vt to hw.vga.textmode=3D1 = so that its behavior mimics the old sc driver. I know the current fad is to hide boot messages with panda bears and = beautiful butterflies revolving around them, but boot messages are critical when diagnosing problems. I should have chimed in earlier, I know. But anyway it=E2=80=99s a very = minor change. What do you think? Borja.