NetBSD uses the same setup with wscons.

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:

Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:07:44 -0500
From: Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: misc@openbsd.org
Subject: Re: Silly patch to allow alt + f[1-4] to switch  consoles.

On Mon, 2005-07-11 at 22:31 -0500, Jaime Fournier wrote:
This has only been  used slightly without any real testing, so if you
find
any crashes due to it let me know.

There is absolutely no guarantee that this is usable for any purpose.
I use it without any problems to allow for easier console switching.
But ymmv.
For those more accustomed to the FreeBSD/Linux behavior.

Which leads me to ask... why is OpenBSD the only odd one out that
requires Ctrl+Alt+F{1,2,3,4,5} when switching between text consoles? Is
there really a good reason for leaving it the way it is?

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Shawn K. Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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