svn commit: r273294 - stable/10/share/man/man4

[Ed Maste]

Author: emaste
Date: Mon Oct 20 00:22:08 2014
New Revision: 273294
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/273294

Log:
  MFC r273178: Update vt(4) for UEFI defaults and special keys
  
    vt(4) is the default console for UEFI boot [1], and the bitmapped
    kern.vt.spclkeys sysctl has been replaced with individual kern.vt.kbd_*
    enable sysctls.
  
  PR:		193710

Modified:
  stable/10/share/man/man4/vt.4
Directory Properties:
  stable/10/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/10/share/man/man4/vt.4
==============================================================================
--- stable/10/share/man/man4/vt.4	Sun Oct 19 23:13:16 2014	(r273293)
+++ stable/10/share/man/man4/vt.4	Mon Oct 20 00:22:08 2014	(r273294)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 2, 2014
+.Dd October 16, 2014
 .Dt "VIRTUAL TERMINALS" 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ In
 .Xr loader.conf 5 :
 .Cd hw.vga.textmode=1
 .Cd kern.vty=vt
+.Pp
+In
+.Xr loader.conf 5 or
+.Xr sysctl.conf 5 :
+.Cd kern.vt.kbd_halt=1
+.Cd kern.vt.kbd_poweroff=1
+.Cd kern.vt.kbd_reboot=1
+.Cd kern.vt.kbd_debug=1
+.Cd kern.vt.kbd_panic=0
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -184,17 +193,41 @@ Set to 1 to use virtual terminals in tex
 Features that require graphics mode, like loadable fonts, will be
 disabled.
 .It Va kern.vty
-When both
-.Nm
-and
-.Xr sc 4 have been compiled into the kernel, the one to use for the
-system console can be selected by setting this value to
+Set this value to
 .Ql vt
 or
-.Ql sc .
-If this value is not set,
+.Ql sc
+to override the default driver used for the system console.
+By default,
 .Xr sc 4
-is used.
+is used on computers that boot from BIOS, and
+.Nm
+is used on computers that boot from UEFI.
+.Sh KEYBOARD SYSCTL TUNABLES
+These settings control whether certain special key combinations are enabled or
+ignored.
+The specific key combinations can be configured by using a
+.Xr keymap 5
+file.
+.Pp
+These settings can be entered at the
+.Xr loader 8
+prompt or in
+.Xr loader.conf 5
+and can also be changed at runtime with the
+.Xr sysctl 8
+command.
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Va kern.vt.kbd_halt
+Enable halt keyboard combination.
+.It Va kern.vt.kbd_poweroff
+Enable power off key combination.
+.It Va kern.vt.kbd_reboot.
+Enable reboot key combination, usually Ctrl+Alt+Del.
+.It Va kern.vt.kbd_debug
+Enable debug request key combination, usually Ctrl+Alt+Esc.
+.It Va kern.vt.kbd_panic
+Enable panic key combination.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /usr/share/vt/keymaps/* -compact