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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Xavier <xavierfreebsdquestions@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: blank screen after hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1..12 from Xorg with
 syscons driver in any FreeBSD version and video card
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On Sun, 31 May 2015 13:33:51 +0200, Xavier wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 11:45:36AM +0200, Polytropon wrote:
> 
> Hi Polytropon ,
> 
> > On Sat, 30 May 2015 20:35:56 +0200, Xavier wrote:
> > > Hi ,
> > >
> > > When I hitting Ctrl+Alt+F1..12 from Xorg I get a blank screen. I not see any.
> > >
> > > I need a syscons because I need VGA text mode ( Newcons don't support
> > > VGA text mode ).
> > >
> > > Any way to debug this issue ?
> >
> > Does switching to vt help?
> >
> > https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons
> >
> 
> No, I need VGA text mode. Newcons don't support VGA text mode.

Sorry, I should have written: "switch from vt to sc", and sc is
the classic ("old") console driver; as far as I know (and according
to "man vidcontrol", it supports VGA text mode just fine.


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Polytropon
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