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Subject: Re: HEADSUP: 10.0 switch to WITH_NEW_XORG
From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@freebsd.org>
To: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The WITH_NEW_XORG setting has been activated by default on FreeBSD 10.0
> and above, which allows us to have packages for xorg 1.12 and kde4.
>
> Please be aware that on systems that only support syscons
> switching virtual terminals or exiting X
> results in a black screen or the last image of their desktop
> (like a screenshot) being presented.  Commands can still be typed blindly.
>
> Most, if not all, systems should be using vt(4) and this can be enabled
> by setting kern.vty=vt in /boot/loader.conf and reboot to activate.
>
> On behalf of core,
> Bapt
>


If I followed these instructions:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html
what are the recommended actions I should take after this change?

--
Craig