---
name: "vcons"
section: "4"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vcons"
---

# vcons(4)

virtual console interface

## NAME

**vcons** – virtual console interface

## SYNOPSIS

**vcons0 at vbus?**

## DESCRIPTION

The **vcons** driver provides a console using the services provided by the UltraSPARC Hypervisor as found on sun4v systems.

## FILES

- */dev/console*

  ## SEE ALSO

[intro(4)](/intro/4.md), [tty(4)](/tty/4.md), [vbus(4)](/vbus/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **vcons** driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4.

## AUTHORS

The **vcons** driver was written by Mark Kettenis ⟨*kettenis@openbsd.org*⟩.