Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:32:54 +0100 From: "barbara" <barbara.xxx1975@libero.it> To: "jkim" <jkim@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-bugs <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org>, dummy <dummy@smtp.ru> Subject: Re: kern/144654: [vesa] VESA support broken on FreeBSD 8.0 Stable [regression] Message-ID: <KZEBYU$13AD9123C0117B86ED69D7411E960C37@libero.it>
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> On Monday 15 March 2010 08:19 pm, barbara wrote:
> > > On Monday 15 March 2010 02:41 pm, Jung-uk Kim wrote:
> > > > Can you please try the attached patch?
> > >
> > > Oops, it attached a wrong patch. Please try this instead.
> > >
> > > Sorry for the inconvenience,
> > >
> > > Jung-uk Kim
> >
> > I had the same problem on RELENG_8 since yesterday (prev.
> > buildworld on Feb. 28). I've tried rebuilding the kernel with your
> > patch but no luck.
>
> Your problem may be different. Different VESA BIOS has different
> quirks. Your BIOS actually sets non-VGA compatible bits correctly.
> However, there is no standard VGA graphic mode at all, which is
> pretty strange.
>
Just for my personal understanding, can you explain me what does it means=
that "there is no standard VGA graphic mode at all" and what make you sa=
y that?
> What's your graphics card?
>
vgapci0@pci0:2:0:0: class=3D0x030000 card=3D0x00000000 chip=3D0x04211=
0de rev=3D0xa1 hdr=3D0x00
vendor =3D 'Nvidia Corp'
device =3D 'GeForce 8500 GT (G86)'
class =3D display
subclass =3D VGA
> > I had to comment the 'allscreens_flags=3D"MODE_280"' line in
> > my /etc/rc.conf as the monitor was going black with 'NO SIGNAL' on
> > OSD. You asked to the OP if the box is pingable. I think that you
> > want to know if the kernel is still alive, am I right? I can
> > "blindly" login and reboot the pc while the screen is black.
>
> So, it is not rendering anything on screen. Hmm... Can you please
> try the attached patch?
>
No luck also with the new patch.
I've applied it to the original file, not to the one with your previous p=
atch, is that correct?
It's not rendering anything because the led of the monitor turns from blu=
e to orange, just like when the pc is turned off and the monitor is on.
This happens running vidcontrol -i MODE_X where X is one of the modes of =
type "G" (as I've said I had to comment the allscreens_flags line in /etc=
/rc.conf). And if I subsequently switch to another ttyv with alt+f[1-8], =
the mode is not the default 80x25 as normally expected and the led is sti=
ll orange and sometimes the speaker plays a beep!
Thanks
Barbara
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