Re: getting a laptop - take 2

Erich Dollansky <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:37:34 +1100 (EST)
Ian Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:18:02 +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote:
>  > 
>  > I have a T420s (running Linux for $work) and you can switch between
>  > the integrated (Intel), nvidia & Optimus in the BIOS.  FreeBSD
>  > should support either of the first two options (though you'll lose
>  > VTYs when you use KMS to support the Intel graphics).
> 
> Is this particular bug/regression being worked on, do you know?  It's 
> seeming to be longstanding.  Does it only affect (some particular?) 
> Intel graphics chips/drivers?
> 
in Microsoft's word: this is a feature.

In our words: the work on KMS does not include the VTs. It might will
come back in the future, it might not. Irony, the VTs are there, there
is just no output visible.

Erich
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