Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:44:41 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?SmVhbi1Tw6liYXN0aWVuIFDDqWRyb24=?= <dumbbell@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: HEADS UP: Enabling vt(4) by default Message-ID: <544E7679.7070207@FreeBSD.org>
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Hello!
vt(4) is fairly usable today and we would like to enable it by default
in one week (Monday November 3, 2014).
For those who never used vt(4), here are its benefits:
o It supports Unicode and double-width characters.
o It supports the kernel video drivers (KMS) and allows to switch
to and from an X session.
o It supports UEFI.
Of course, there are still issues. A list is available on the wiki:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons#Known_Issues
And in Bugzilla:
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?resolution=3D---&keywords=3D=
vt
Here's a summary of the major problems:
o The keymap selection in bsdconfig(8), used by the installer, has
not been updated to use the vt keymap list instead of the syscons
one.
o Only UTF-8 character maps.
o The console resolution is currently fixed to the value chosen by
the underlying graphics driver.
o No support for several vidcontrol(1) features.
o Graphics features such as mouse pointers and font setting work
only in VGA graphics mode, not in VGA text mode.
The goal is to fix remaining bugs in time before FreeBSD 11.0 release cyc=
le.
If you want to switch back to syscons, you may use the following line in
/boot/loader.conf:
kern.vty=3Dsc
And please tell us why! :)
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