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OpenSolaris Project: Virtual Console

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Introduction

The virtual console project will provide virtual console feature to Solaris. This will improve user experience extremely,
especailly for developers and administrators.

Goal

• multiple consoles
  
• virtual console interface for switch between Xserver and consoles
  

Status

Virtual Console Phase 1 has been integrated to snv_100.
Phase 1 is the Solaris Kernel (ON) part.
Virtual Console Phase 2 is on-going which will integrate Xserver VT switch support to the Xserver gate.

Solaris snv_100 and later support VT switch between text consoles.
An experimental Xorg with VT support is ready for download.
If you are interested, please download the binaries from the downloads page.
A detailed description of how to enable virtual console feature is also available on the downloads page.

Documents

• virtual console spec

• virtual console manpage

Discussion

• mailto: vconsole dash discuss at opensolaris dot org