Quick question: sc(4) vs vt(4)

[Xin Li]

On 09/02/15 15:13, Pokala, Ravi wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> vt(4) says:
> 
>      kern.vty
>              Set this value to `vt' or `sc' to override the default driver
>              used for the system console.  By default, sc(4) is used on
> com-
>              puters that boot from BIOS, and vt is used on computers that
> boot
>              from UEFI.
> 
> 
> Are there any known problems using vt(4) rather than sc(4) on systems
> booting with BIOS? One of our folks noticed that sc(4) has a bunch of
> dependencies, a bunch of which that are for obsolete hardware (AT
> keyboards and their controllers, splash screens, etc), that vt(4) does not.

I don't expect any problems with it used in systems that uses BIOS.  In
fact, one would have to use vt if they want to use DRM2, and I
personally used it for quite some time on my Lenovo T530, and there
isn't any glitch related to vt(4) in the past year that I can remember.

Cheers,
-- 
Xin LI <delphij at delphij.net>    https://www.delphij.net/
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