Re: Is sc(4) no longer supported in GENERIC?

On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 19:31:53 -0400 Ed Maste emaste_at_freebsd.org said

> On Thu, 2 Apr 2020 at 17:13, Chris <bsd-lists_at_bsdforge.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ahem... I used the wrong syntax.
> > changing the entry to
> >
> > kern.vty=sc
> >
> > solved it! :)
> 
> I'm glad it's working for you, but note that sc(4) is deprecated and
> has no ongoing effort behind it, so it would be best if we can
> identify and resolve the issue you encountered.
> 
> The first thing you can try is vt(4) in text mode, by setting
> hw.vga.textmode=1
Attempting your suggestion returned:

sysctl: unknown oid 'hw.vga.textmode'

Thanks for trying!

I guess I should look into attempting to put some effort into sc(4)
and try to find out why it's being depreciated. If it's just lack
of commitment to it. I'll see if I can't take it on myself. :)

Thanks again! :)

--Chris