From nobody Wed Feb 18 02:34:54 2026 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4fG0wd69S7z6SW7w for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:35:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc979@lafn.org) Received: from mail.sermon-archive.info (sermon-archive.info [47.181.130.121]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4fG0wd1ML4z3WSW for ; Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:35:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc979@lafn.org) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of bc979@lafn.org designates 47.181.130.121 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bc979@lafn.org Received: from smtpclient.apple (114-142-210-9.dsl.teleguam.net [114.142.210.9]) by mail.sermon-archive.info (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4fG0wT5Qh9z1tDrC for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:35:05 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Doug Hardie List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:34:54 +1000 Subject: Console functioning Message-Id: To: questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: iPad Mail (23D127) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 1.5.1 at mail X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.57 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.99)[-0.991]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.92)[-0.924]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.44)[0.443]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; ONCE_RECEIVED(0.20)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; APPLE_IOS_MAILER_COMMON(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:5650, ipnet:47.181.128.0/18, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[lafn.org: no valid DMARC record]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4fG0wd1ML4z3WSW X-Spamd-Bar: - I have a number of servers running 15 and 14. Some are Raspberry Pi 4/5 and= some are Mac Minis. In all cases they are headless servers. The only conn= ections are power and internet. When one of them has a problem where I cann= ot SSH in, I plug in a HDMI console, but nothing ever shows. It doesn=E2=80= =99t recognize the console or attempt to use it. =E2=80=9Cecho aaaaa | /dev= /console=E2=80=9D does not issue an error, but nothing appears on the displa= y. I have no way of figuring out what has caused the problem. I have to re= boot the machine with the console connected for it to give any information. = Is there a way to make the console work when plugged in after an issue occu= rs? =46rom Mac Mini dmesg.boot: VT(vga): resolution 640x480 vtvga0: =46rom RPI5 dmesg.boot: VT(efifb): resolution 1920x1080 -- Doug=