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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:41:46 UTC
The branch main has been updated by michaelo:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=28764001b504c3588fd9f8dd6e4c08144d20571c
commit 28764001b504c3588fd9f8dd6e4c08144d20571c
Author: Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-01-23 20:03:20 +0000
Commit: Michael Osipov <michaelo@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-01-24 18:41:29 +0000
vt.4: Document that hw.vga.textmode does not apply for UEFI(8) boot
PR: 292598
Approved by: ziaee, imp
MFC after: 3 days
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D54842
---
share/man/man4/vt.4 | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/share/man/man4/vt.4 b/share/man/man4/vt.4
index d59030cfff9d..71682d23221c 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/vt.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/vt.4
@@ -201,12 +201,16 @@ prompt or in
.Xr loader.conf 5 .
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Va hw.vga.textmode
-Set to 1 to use virtual terminals in text mode instead of graphics mode.
+Set to 1 to use virtual terminals in text mode instead of graphics mode on
+BIOS boot.
Features that require graphics mode, like loadable fonts, will be
disabled.
.Pp
If a KMS driver is loaded the console will switch to (and remain in)
graphics mode.
+Moreover this tunable has no effect with
+.Xr UEFI 8
+boot because it does not use VGA mode.
.It Va hw.vga.acpi_ignore_no_vga
Set to 1 to force the usage of the VGA driver regardless of whether
ACPI IAPC_BOOT_ARCH signals no VGA support.