chvt(or whatever is analogous in bsdland) works as intended?

An example root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # pkg upgrade -Fqy root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # pkg upgrade -U New version of pkg detected; it needs to be installed first. Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): Installed packages to be UPGRADED: pkg: 2.7.5 -> 2.8.0_1 [FreeBSD-ports] Number of packages to be upgraded: 1 The process will require 25 MiB more space. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y [1/1] Upgrading pkg from 2.7.5 to 2.8.0_1... [1/1] Extracting pkg-2.8.0_1: 100% pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports to upgrade schema version pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports-kmods to upgrade schema version pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports-kmods cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required Checking for upgrades (0 candidates): 100% Processing candidates (0 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Your packages are up to date. root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # pkg update Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue... pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports to upgrade schema version Fetching meta.conf: 100% 168 B 0.2 kB/s 00:01 Fetching data: 100% 12 MiB 907.0 kB/s 00:14 Processing entries: 100% FreeBSD-ports repository update completed. 38008 packages processed. Fetching files: 100% 41 MiB 1.3 MB/s 00:33 Processing file entries: 100% Updating FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository catalogue... pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports-kmods to upgrade schema version Fetching meta.conf: 100% 179 B 0.2 kB/s 00:01 Fetching data: 100% 35 KiB 36.0 kB/s 00:01 Processing entries: 100% FreeBSD-ports-kmods repository update completed. 240 packages processed. All repositories are up to date. root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # pkg upgrade -Fqy root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # pkg upgrade -U Checking for upgrades (124 candidates): 100% Processing candidates (124 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) The following 123 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): Installed packages to be UPGRADED: boost-libs: 1.89.0_2 -> 1.89.0_3 [FreeBSD-ports] … xwud: 1.0.7 -> 1.0.8 [FreeBSD-ports] Installed packages to be REINSTALLED: xorg-docs-1.7.3,1 [FreeBSD-ports] (ABI changed: 'FreeBSD:15:amd64' -> 'FreeBSD:15:*') Number of packages to be upgraded: 122 Number of packages to be reinstalled: 1 The operation will free 5 MiB. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y [ 1/123] Upgrading boost-libs from 1.89.0_2 to 1.89.0_3... [ 1/123] Extracting boost-libs-1.89.0_3: 100% … [123/123] Upgrading xwud from 1.0.7 to 1.0.8... [123/123] Extracting xwud-1.0.8: 100% ==> Running trigger: desktop-file-utils.ucl Building cache database of MIME types ==> Running trigger: gtk-update-icon-cache.ucl Generating GTK icon cache for /usr/local/share/icons/oxygen Generating GTK icon cache for /usr/local/share/icons/breeze-dark Generating GTK icon cache for /usr/local/share/icons/breeze Generating GTK icon cache for /usr/local/share/icons/hicolor ==> Running trigger: gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders.ucl Generating gdk-pixbuf modules cache ==> Running trigger: shared-mime-info.ucl Building the Shared MIME-Info database cache ==> Running trigger: glib-schemas.ucl Compiling glib schemas Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.cache” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/cache/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.crypto.pgp” has path “/desktop/gnome/crypto/pgp/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.locale” has path “/system/locale/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy” has path “/system/proxy/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.http” has path “/system/proxy/http/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.https” has path “/system/proxy/https/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.ftp” has path “/system/proxy/ftp/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. Warning: Schema “org.gnome.system.proxy.socks” has path “/system/proxy/socks/”. Paths starting with “/apps/”, “/desktop/” or “/system/” are deprecated. root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # history 7 363 19:03 exit 364 7:17 pkg upgrade -Fqy 365 7:22 pkg upgrade -U 366 7:23 pkg update 367 7:27 pkg upgrade -Fqy 368 7:27 pkg upgrade -U 369 7:31 history 7 root@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ # exit logout blah@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ % freebsd-version -kru ; uname -mvKU 15.1-RELEASE-p1 15.1-RELEASE-p1 15.1-RELEASE-p1 FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p1 releng/15.1-n283582-0f691888dc56 GENERIC amd64 1501000 1501000 blah@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ % pkg repos -el | sort -f ; sleep 5 ; pkg repos -e | grep -B 1 -e url FreeBSD-ports FreeBSD-ports-kmods FreeBSD-ports: { url : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest", -- FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { url : "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/kmods_latest_1", blah@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ % date Sun Jul 26 07:32:34 BST 2026 blah@freebsd-15-amd64-qemu:~ % Note: … [1/1] Extracting pkg-2.8.0_1: 100% pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports to upgrade schema version pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required pkg: need to re-create repo FreeBSD-ports-kmods to upgrade schema version pkg: Repository FreeBSD-ports-kmods cannot be opened. 'pkg update' required Checking for upgrades (0 candidates): 100% Processing candidates (0 candidates): 100% Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Your packages are up to date. …

redbsd@redbsd:~ $ pkg leaf 7-zip-26.02 ImageMagick7-7.1.2.25_1 aircrack-ng-1.5.2_4 apache-ant-1.10.15_2 apache24-2.4.68 automake-1.18.1 bind-tools-9.20.24_1 ca_root_nss-3.125 cherrytree-1.7.0 cmake-3.31.12 crunch-3.6_1 doas-6.4 dotnet-9.0.14 dotnet8-8.0.27 engrampa-1.28.2_1 firefox-esr-153.0,2 freerdp3-3.30.0 gcc-14_5 gdb-15.1_5 geany-2.1 git-2.54.0 go-1.25_20,2 gradle-9.6.1 hashcat-7.1.2_11,1 hs-pandoc-3.10 htop-3.5.1 john-1.9.0.j.1_1 kismet-2016.07.r1_2,1 kubectl-1.36.1_2 libtool-2.5.4_1 lighttpd-1.4.84_1 linux-rl9-libxkbcommon-1.0.3_2 linux-rl9-xcb-util-0.4.0_2 llvm-19_1,1 lsof-4.99.5,8 mariadb1011-client-10.11.18 maven-3.8.9_3 mercurial-7.1.2 nano-9.0 nginx-1.30.4,3 ninja-1.13.2,4 nmap-7.99_1 node-24.18.0_3 noto-basic-2.0_4 npm-11.18.0 open-vm-tools-13.1.0,2 openjdk17-17.0.18+8.1 openjdk21-21.0.10+7.1_1 openssl-3.0.21,1 papirus-icon-theme-20250501 pavucontrol-6.1 php83-curl-8.3.32_1 php83-mbstring-8.3.32_1 php83-mysqli-8.3.32_1 php83-pdo_sqlite-8.3.32_1 php83-zip-8.3.32_1 pixiewps-1.4.1 podman-5.8.4_1 postgresql16-client-16.14 proxychains-ng-4.17 py312-certbot-4.2.0,1 py312-podman-compose-1.5.0 py312-pwntools-4.15.0_1 py312-virtualenv-21.2.3 python3-3_4 radare2-6.1.4 reaver-1.6.6_1 redis-8.8.0 ripgrep-15.1.0_6 ristretto-0.14.0 rizin-0.9.1 rsync-3.4.4_1 ruby-3.4.9_2,1 rust-1.96.1 screen-5.0.1_6 sddm-0.21.0.36_3 socat-1.8.1.3 sqlitebrowser-3.13.1 subversion-1.14.5_1 sudo-1.9.17p2_2 tcpdump-4.99.6 thunar-archive-plugin-0.6.0 tmux-3.7b tree-2.3.2 trivy-0.72.0_1 vim-9.2.0738 virtualbox-ose-additions-72-7.2.14.1500068 vscode-1.127.0_1 wget-1.25.0 whois-5.5.7_1 xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0 xfce-4.20_2 xfce4-screenshooter-plugin-1.11.3 xmlstarlet-1.6.1_5 xorg-7.7_3 yq-4.1.1 zig-0.16.0 zip-3.0_5 zsh-5.9.1 redbsd@redbsd:~ $

Thanks! Comments from Kyle Evans (FreeBSD Core Team) and others: FreeBSD Ports Repository Freeze : r/freebsd Action Required: Recent ports history has been rewritten : r/freebsd

...and at long last: it wasn't a bug, it wasn't bad documentation, it wasn't BSD's fault in any way. The 540 in the 12+2 configuration has 12 drive slots on the front and 2 on the rear. Turns out that something, I have no idea what, means that while a SATA drive is recognised for boot (with UEFI) in the rear 2 plane, a SAS drive is not. It's a Weird Hardware Thing, and not something FreeBSD or the excellent handbook could, or should, ever have known about. Now I'm off sorting out VNET jails to run Nextcloud.

I have requested deletion of my Bugzilla accounts. Done For posterity, my first report and the last of my open reports: 203271 (September 2015) 295197 (May 2026). … I expect my name to change to devnull – not to be confused with other devnull users, … The expectation was based on devnull's Delete account case (271795) – seeking a Delete account report from devnull finds nothing.

https://klarasystems.com/articles/native-inotify-in-freebsd/ – Mark Johnston A seemingly simple file monitoring problem exposed deep limitations in FreeBSD’s traditional EVFILT_VNODE approach. This article explores how race conditions, scalability issues, and Linux compatibility challenges ultimately led to the development of a native inotify implementation for FreeBSD 15. … @klarainc@bird.makeup (automated)

@grahamperrin Thanks! I read both the comment and the reply. It looks like, conceptually, we came up with the same solution. The main question is what data he used to generate the JSON file and under what license that data is distributed.

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26/07/04 ⇒ How to fix Homebox 0.26.2 not starting on FreeBSD After upgrading my Homebox jail yesterday from 0.25.2 to 0.26.2, the homebox service would not start anymore. Taking a look into /var/log/homebox.log, I got presented with the following error message: https://www.subnetspider.com/2026/07/04/fix-homebox-0-26-2-not-starting-on-freebsd.html

Upgrading with Distribution Sets … Also, there's nothing about FreeBSD-ports-kmods.

Four hours ago: … critical services used by the human #FreeBSD community are either down, or so degraded they are mostly unusable, by AI scrapers. … Does anyone know which services are, or were, down? https://bsd.network/@dch/116816905361984918

The redditor wrote: … Thank you, Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds, for this freedom and cooperation. … grahamperrin said: some suspicion that AI was involved Twisting the original statement, I asked Reddit (in a private browsing window): Do Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds cooperate with each other? Sourced from thirteen subreddits, Reddit's AI-generated answers began: Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds do not actively cooperate; their relationship is often characterized by ideological differences rather than direct collaboration. While both are foundational figures in free and open-source software, their distinct philosophies and approaches have led to a separation in their work. …

Good for you! I've lost count of the number of problems with Nvidia on Linux, whereas AMD's support is simply excellent—or is becoming so… If the situation is better with FreeBSD, so much the better. On OpenBSD, it's better to have an AMD than an Nvidia!

@grahamperrin said: I assumed, wrongly, Certainly: wrongly and I'd even go so far as to say: nothing to do with!

This is my FreeBSD music collection. It consists of songs inspired by FreeBSD releases, experiments, and desktop and server experiences that have become part of everyday life. It was built using Suno AI and then tweaked and polished each one. https://interfacecraft.online/blog/2026/freebsd-music-collection/

https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-ai-assisted-vulnerability-discovery-project-launch/ … the key goal of reducing the number of exploitable vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD source code. The 6-month project is being funded by a grant from the Alpha Omega project. The funds will be used to engage FreeBSD Security Team members under fixed-term contracts to find and patch vulnerabilities. The Security Team’s access to publicly available AI models and tokens will be provided free of charge. AI will be used for vulnerability discovery and analysis only, all patches will be manually created. … In GitHub: all-projects/AI-assisted-vulnerability-discovery at main · FreeBSDFoundation/all-projects FreeBSD Receives Funding To Launch AI-Assisted Vulnerability Discovery - Phoronix discussion via https://fosstodon.org/@governa/116755744623083032 @governa@fosstodon.org FreeBSD AI-assisted Vulnerability Discovery Project launch | The FreeBSD Forums Cross-posted to r/freebsd in Reddit.

It was a simple upgrade, not a minor or major upgrade. Last week: pkgbase major upgrade from FreeBSD 14.4 to 15.1-RC2: an example : r/freebsd

The HUGEST, the MOST TREMENDOUS FreeBSD page-cache write primitive in the history of computing. Many people are saying it. Many. Believe me. https://bumsrake.de/ "Mouarffff"