You have UEFI setup? With UEFI, there is no text mode. If mouse copy/paste is working is not a property of screen mode but it if the console driver does implement it or not.
Sent from my iPhone > On 12. Apr 2020, at 07:41, Chris <bsd-li...@bsdforge.com> wrote: > > Sorry for the ling title. But wasn't sure how make my > question more concise. > Why did we begin making an initial console "graphics mode" > by default. My understanding has always been that (Free)BSD > has been a "Server by default", and a Desktop after an initial > install if that's one chosen target. > It's near impossible to perform initial configuration > in graphics mode, using a mouse to cut/copy/paste does *not* > work as intended. Which requires one to make the necessary > changes "breaking to the new system" after install completes > to change initiation to test-mode before bouncing the box. > While this "works" for long-time users. It's an *extra*, and > seemingly *unnecessary* step. It is also likely to behoove > first-time/new users -- except those already targeting a > Desktop. > > Thanks for any insight into this! :) > > --Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
