1V1vuio0pswjnm7·Sep 17, 2025
"Well, the old vga= option that you are used to doesn't work when you booted from UEFI or on non-x86 platforms."
This is one reason I appreciate older computers; I prefer VGA textmode
But, for today's computers, kmscon and libtsm, and frecon from a trillion-dollar advertising services company, are interesting.^1 For example, being able to zoom in and out using keyboard shortcuts is useful
When I used computers with only VGA textmode running NetBSD, I always wished for a console that could possibly display images, like a Linux framebuffer, perhaps; vesafb on NetBSD was still a WIP. I was tired of switching back and forth from textmode to X11. Eventually I gave up on X11 and began using separate computers on same local network but with not gateway to the internet in order to view graphics
As a Linux user today, it's funny to read the comp
Read the rest
laints about framebuffers
I am not "either/or" when it comes to BSD v Linux. I use both. Each has its merits. But I think NetBSD may be the nicest OS for people who prefer the console. At least it is for me
Making it easy for mortals to run the OS on older computers^2 is important
1.
https://github.com/dvdhrm/kmscon/raw/master/src/kmscon_conf....
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/frecon...
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform/frecon...
2.
For example, computers that are unsuitable for delivering today's internet ads