Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:13:22 -0800 From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@FreeBSD.org> To: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: console screen saver broken? -current Message-ID: <CAG=rPVc8uSdGb_GacoyT7VSA97WHXeSmO0j25CUMsadJWYG%2BSQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5489D77F.6030204@freebsd.org> References: <5489D77F.6030204@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org>
wrote:
> Up until a few months ago the following added to /etc/rc.conf would blank
> the screen:
>
> # /etc/rc.conf
> saver="green"
> allscreens_flags="-t 60"
>
> Now that no longer works.
>
> Can someone explain how to restore the power saving screen saver please?
>
-> Put this in /boot/loader.conf to use the older syscons(4) console
driver by default and reboot:
kern.vty="sc"
This lists the missing functionality in the new vt(4) driver such as
screensaver:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons#Feature_Comparison_with_syscons.284.29
--
Craig
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