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Date:      Wed, 1 Oct 2014 18:13:53 -0700
From:      Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@freebsd.org>
To:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "ports@freebsd.org" <ports@freebsd.org>, stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: 10.0 switch to WITH_NEW_XORG
Message-ID:  <CAG=rPVeE0kiVC6286KKcZxHFyeg6aQfpRDsNhzeUJ5yfh5=bcw@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20141001063753.GE94731@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>
References:  <20141001063753.GE94731@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net>

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On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The WITH_NEW_XORG setting has been activated by default on FreeBSD 10.0
> and above, which allows us to have packages for xorg 1.12 and kde4.
>
> Please be aware that on systems that only support syscons
> switching virtual terminals or exiting X
> results in a black screen or the last image of their desktop
> (like a screenshot) being presented.  Commands can still be typed blindly.
>
> Most, if not all, systems should be using vt(4) and this can be enabled
> by setting kern.vty=vt in /boot/loader.conf and reboot to activate.
>
> On behalf of core,
> Bapt
>


If I followed these instructions:
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html
what are the recommended actions I should take after this change?

--
Craig



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