Dragon_Saver Error 19 Freebsd 7.0 AMD64

[David Southwell]

On Thursday 17 July 2008 02:24:34 Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:17:12AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:08:58AM -0700, David Southwell wrote:
> > > Just upgraded from Freebsd 6.3 to 7.0
> > >
> > > uname -a
> > > FreeBSD dns1.vizion2000.net 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Wed Jul
> > > 16 09:27:38 PDT 2008    
> > > root at dns1.vizion2000.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
> > > Have the following entry in
> > >
> > > /var/log/essages:
> > >
> > > Jul 17 01:28:46 dns1 kernel: dragon_saver: the console does not support
> > > M_VGA_CG320
> > > Jul 17 01:28:46 dns1 kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD
> > > (dragon_saver, 0xffffffffadf7a140, 0) error 19
> >
> > That looks to be some kind of screen-saver for VGA consoles, similar to
> > daemon_saver or green_saver.  Look at the splash(4) manpage.
> >
> > There is no 'dragon_saver' that comes with FreeBSD 7.0, however.  And I
> > don't remember reading about it on FreeBSD 6.x either.
> >
> > Usually things like that are loaded via rc.conf or loader.conf.
>
> I stand corrected -- it appears to come with FreeBSD since the 4.x
> days: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-all/2003-July/017624.html
>
> I've still never heard of it though, and it's not mentioned in the
> applicable manpages either.
>
> But there's an amusing part, too:
>
> You posted this exact question on freebsd-questions 1.5 years ago,
> where you were running FreeBSD 6.1.  So this problem has little to do
> with your 6.3 --> 7.0 upgrade.
>
> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007-January/139096.ht
>ml

<CHUCKLES> RTFM <GRINZ>
Well I cant remember -- It must have gone away on 6.3 -holding stomach as I 
roar with laughter!!!!

Well done...
Ah well as you will see from my next posting I have something alittle bit 
odder to report!!

David