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From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>
Subject: Re: HEADS UP: Enabling vt(4) by default
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On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 08:15:04 -0700 (MST) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote

> On Wed, 5 Nov 2014, Chris H wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 10:19:51 +0100 Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com>
> > wrote >>
> >> No, video mode won't work with the nVidia blob.  That requires
> >> a KMS (in-kernel) driver.
> >
> > Thank you for the reply, Gary.
> >
> > Ahh. I see. So unless I have ATI hardware, I'm pretty much out of luck?
> 
> Or Intel, or anything with KMS drivers.

Thanks. Everything I manage, is using nVidia. Looks like
the kms VESA might work. But I'm not sure if there would
be any appreciable gain going that route (assuming it's even
possible).

Thanks again, for the reply, Warren.

--Chris