Two local X-servers

[Arthur Chance]

On 10/12/2014 05:16, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> Warren Block wrote:
>>> On my box, after an X-server is started, there is no return to the
>>> text console. This is because of the Intel video card or Intel video
>>> driver. Once I start an X-server, there is no text prompt for me.
>>
>> It is there, just not visible.  On 10.1 and probably 9-STABLE, use vt(4)
>> by adding
>>     kern.vty=vt
>> to /boot/loader.conf.
>
> It may well be there, but on my 9.3-STABLE with the following kernel
> config:
>
> include         GENERIC
> ident           VT
> nodevice        sc
> nodevice        vga
> device          vt
> device          vt_vga
>
> I cannot see it no matter what I do.  I did not set kern.vty=vt in
> /boot/loader.conf though, is it also required with this kernel config?
>

I believe the current default is to use sc if booted via BIOS and vt if 
booted via UEFI. Unless you have a relatively modern machine you'll need 
the loader directive.

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