Keep using syscons -- how?

[Warren Block]

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014, Polytropon wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:12:50 -0500 (CDT), Lars Eighner wrote:
>
>>>> Text mode is robust.  That is really the bottom line.
>>>
>>> Use vt(4) in text mode:
>>
>> Yes, just like Linux.  What I am asking is where do I have to freeze to
>> avoid this? At what point is cons25l1 and xwindows to vtty switching still
>> available?
>
> I think FreeBSD 9 will do, whereas FreeBSD 10.1 will probably
> have the new environment by default...

GENERIC in 10.1 has both vt(4) and sc(4) in the kernel, so either can be 
chosen in loader.conf.

I don't know if there are plans for vt(4) to be able to switch back to 
text mode.  Interested parties should contact those working on the code.