On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:58:35 -0600 (CST), Robert Bonomi wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:48:01 +0100 > > From: Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> > > To: Fbsd8 <fb...@a1poweruser.com> > > Subject: Re: Reading the handbook from console > > Cc: scotteb...@gmail.com, dte...@freebsd.org, questi...@freebsd.org > > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:15:23 -0500, Fbsd8 wrote: > > > What do you mean by "enable console graphics"? > > > Is this something different than x11? > > > > The is a famous library, svgalib, a "low level console graphics > > library" which can - under _very_ specific circumstances - display > > graphics "on" the text mode console. There are few browsers, > > image viewers and even media players that can use this interface > > to display "console graphics" while _not_ needing X. > > > > However, this only works for local displays. As soon as there > > is a serial or SSH connection involved, it doesn't work anymore. > > > > I've actually never seen this working on FreeBSD; maybe it's > > just a Linuxism. Maybe it's just because I've never tried. :-) > > > > Works fine on FreeBSD -- graphics-mode screen-savers (like 'fire') > use it.
Oh, _that_ is this functionality? I've in fact tried and seen this working, I think... with the "logo" saver showing Beastie sliding across the screen, and with the "warp" saver. I assume it's the same functionality behind the option to show a spash screen when the system is booting (after the kernel has been loaded). -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
