From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 16:11:09 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 E6BD2234; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:11:09 +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)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D35FC1DD; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:11:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s37GB9TJ025795; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:11:09 GMT (envelope-from pgj@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from pgj@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s37GB9a1025794; Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:11:09 GMT (envelope-from pgj@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201404071611.s37GB9a1025794@svn.freebsd.org> From: Gabor Pali Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:11:09 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44467 - 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: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:11:10 -0000 Author: pgj Date: Mon Apr 7 16:11:09 2014 New Revision: 44467 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44467 Log: - Add 2014Q1 status report on vt(4) Submitted by: ray Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Mon Apr 7 15:52:11 2014 (r44466) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-01-2014-03.xml Mon Apr 7 16:11:09 2014 (r44467) @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@

Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 21 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.

+ contains 22 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.

The deadline for submissions covering between April and June 2014 is July 7th, 2014.

@@ -1286,4 +1286,118 @@ The &os; Foundation + + + Updated <tt>vt(4)</tt> System Console + + + + + Aleksandr + Rybalko + + ray@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Ed + Maste + + emaste@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Ed + Schouten + + ed@FreeBSD.org + + + + + Project wiki page + + + +

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

+ +

The project is now in head, stable/10 and + stable/9 branches. Hence, vt(4) can be tested + by using VT kernel configuration (i386 and + amd64) or by replacing two lines in the + GENERIC kernel configuration file:

+ + 
device sc
+device vga
+ +

with the following ones:

+ + 
device vt
+device vt_vga
+ +

Or, to use for UEFI testing, add the following lines + instead:

+ + 
device vt
+device vt_efifb
+ +

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 (e.g., Ultra 5).
    • +
  • vesa(4) — in progress.
    • +
  • i386/amd64 nVidia driver — not supported. VGA should + be used (VESA planned).
    • +
  • Xbox framebuffer driver — will be deleted as + unused.
    • +
+ + + The &os; Foundation + + + Create sub-directories for vt(4) under + /usr/share/ to store key maps and fonts. + + Implement remaining features supported by + vidcontrol(1). + + Write the vt(4) manual page. (This is in + progress.) + + Support direct handling of keyboard by the kbd + device (without kbdmux(4)). + + CJK fonts. (This is in progress). + Address performance issues on some architectures. + Switch to vt(4) by default. + +