[Bug 261914] vt newcons fails if a non-KMS xorg graphics driver is being used

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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:54:27 UTC 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=261914

            Bug ID: 261914
           Summary: vt newcons fails if a non-KMS xorg graphics driver is
                    being used
           Product: Base System
           Version: Unspecified
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: kern
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: sblachmann@gmail.com

This vt newcons bug is old, help-seeking users regularly complain about it on
the FreeBSD forums, and I just don't understand why the bug still is there.

When used in graphics mode, switching from xorg to vt newcons results in a
display of colored boxes.

When used in text mode (hw.vga.textmode=1), vt newcons is usable when switching
to console. But, after exiting xorg, vt newcons fails until user switches
between consoles using ALT-Fn, which makes vt newcons work again.

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