Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:13:52 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two local X-servers Message-ID: <548800C0.4080909@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <20141210051637.GA99705@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> References: <20141209133649.GA81979@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <CAJTQnqamArkgfKMr75tv%2BgjRx_7t9hHEqLxS2yAAXR==NYZ1BQ@mail.gmail.com> <20141209142333.GA82357@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1412090810100.12566@wonkity.com> <20141210051637.GA99705@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru>
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On 10/12/2014 05:16, Victor Sudakov wrote: > Warren Block wrote: >>> On my box, after an X-server is started, there is no return to the >>> text console. This is because of the Intel video card or Intel video >>> driver. Once I start an X-server, there is no text prompt for me. >> >> It is there, just not visible. On 10.1 and probably 9-STABLE, use vt(4) >> by adding >> kern.vty=vt >> to /boot/loader.conf. > > It may well be there, but on my 9.3-STABLE with the following kernel > config: > > include GENERIC > ident VT > nodevice sc > nodevice vga > device vt > device vt_vga > > I cannot see it no matter what I do. I did not set kern.vty=vt in > /boot/loader.conf though, is it also required with this kernel config? > I believe the current default is to use sc if booted via BIOS and vt if booted via UEFI. Unless you have a relatively modern machine you'll need the loader directive. -- Those who do not learn from computing history are doomed to GOTO 1
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