fb@enteract.com said:
> I'm not sure how to reset a wscons virtual console--did you try
> 'Control-J reset Control-J'? 

In wscons, CTL-ALT-Backspace resets the terminal emulator
(or whatever the Cmd_ResetEmul key symbol is mapped to).

For vt-100-like terminals in general, ESC c () helps normally.
From the shell:
cat<ENTER>
<ESC>c<ENTER>
<CTL-D>

best regards
Matthias