Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 06:51:57 +1300 From: Erwin Pacua <erwin.pacua@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Doesn't switch back to text mode Message-ID: <n41sk5$t03$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <20151130220933.GA17228@becker.bs.l>
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Bertram Scharpf wrote: > Hi, > > on my new notebook I am doing a dual boot installation with > FreeBSD and Linux. I set up Grub2. > > By default, Grub2 starts in graphical mode. But when my > FreeBSD once is in graphical mode, it refuses to switch back > to text mode. Thus, when I should see the startup menu, the > boot messages, and finally the console command line, the > screen stays black with some colored spots on the upper > border, and I am not able to even install X and a login > manager. I still can ssh into the running system and shut it > down. > > As far as I remember, this problem first occured on my old > notebook when I upgraded to either FreeBSD 9 or 10. I was no > longer able to enter the console when once running X (by > Ctrl-Alt-F1). That did not hurt as the Grub I had there used > to stay in text mode and X started properly. > > I solved the problem so far by leaving Grub2 in text mode. > Do I have to swallow this restriction or is there a trick I > am not aware of? > > Thanks in advance. > > Bertram > Hi Bertram, FreeBSD probably a) sets to starts a display manager (KDE, GDM, slim) via rc.conf. X seems not correctly setup yet; b) no xf86- input-{mouse,keyboard,evdev} installed. What you can do is: - boot to single mode - check if there is any xf86-input-* drivers installed - comment out any display manager on rc.conf. - enable ssh, then hook-up a second machine - reboot - reboot to multi-user
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