Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 17:54:58 -0800 From: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> To: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> Cc: John Kennedy <warlock@phouka.net>, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>, chrisb <chrisb@fastmail.net>, Current FreeBSD <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot loader blank screen Message-ID: <X/UYcsbSkXf44Yzs@albert.catwhisker.org> In-Reply-To: <831788F9-F97F-4A02-A6F9-AE05219DA2E9@me.com> References: <X/NA4Jk/P%2Bih5WSD@phouka1.phouka.net> <83EB3B04-EAE8-4EC3-820B-2F5C3BADE948@me.com> <66908803-BA6F-4538-9D93-6F85A95108C9@me.com> <831788F9-F97F-4A02-A6F9-AE05219DA2E9@me.com>
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--qAW7938YeduHrztC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 12:46:08AM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote: > ...=20 > > the 58661b3ba9eb should hopefully fix the loader text mode issue, it wo= uld be cool if you can verify:) > >=20 > > thanks, > > toomas >=20 > I think, I got it fixed (at least idwer did confirm for his system, thank= s). If you can test this patch: http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/0001-loa= der-rewrite-font-install.patch <http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/0001-loa= der-rewrite-font-install.patch> it would be really nice. >=20 > thanks, > toomas I tested with each of the following "stanzas' in /boot/loader.conf, using vt (vs. syscons) in each case (though that breaks video reset on resume after suspend): # hw.vga.textmode=3D"0" vbe_max_resolution=3D1280x800 This works, and provides a graphical console (depth 32). hw.vga.textmode=3D"0" # vbe_max_resolution=3D1280x800 This also works, and provides a low-resolution (and depth 16) graphical console (800x320 or something similar, IIRC). # hw.vga.textmode=3D"0" # vbe_max_resolution=3D1280x800 (That is, not specifying anything for hw.vga.textmode or vbe_max_resolution.) This boots OK, but I see no kernel probe messages or single- to multi-user mode messages. I can use (e.g.) Ctl+Alt+F2 to switch to vty1, see a "login: " prompt, and that (also) works. (This is the initial symptom I had reported.) hw.vga.textmode=3D"1" # vbe_max_resolution=3D1280x800 This works -- boots OK, and I see kernel probe (&c.) messages; this is a text console (mostly blue text; some white, against a dark background. It's a medium-light blue, so it's easy enough to read (unlike a navy blue, for example). FreeBSD g1-55.catwhisker.org 13.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT #113 main-c2= 55601-g9fd96b416c45-dirty: Tue Jan 5 17:24:45 PST 2021 root@g1-55.catw= hisker.org:/common/S4/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/CANARY amd64 Peace, david --=20 David H. Wolfskill david@catwhisker.org Defense against criminal charges for Trump's call to "find 11,780 votes": he's delusional. That must be why he should be making life-or-death decisi= ons. See https://www.catwhisker.org/~david/publickey.gpg for my public key. --qAW7938YeduHrztC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQGTBAEBCgB9FiEE4owz2QxMJyaxAefyQLJg+bY2PckFAl/1GHJfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldEUy OEMzM0Q5MEM0QzI3MjZCMTAxRTdGMjQwQjI2MEY5QjYzNjNEQzkACgkQQLJg+bY2 PckaxAf/ZUN8gTKvr+ql3bXmg88b6ipaPfAbTt+tSqw/2c32WRj6v9KyNPtSJmNM MZM5JQSsr/kNbxt7dc42WlwfIL1VRFS24GrWeOM6mRGZAG1cfFy2FL0zM6XaVMtf nkzlc0gUXAWd1Ugsnshh26nTIGfqLnURh2HJto6SXqxEvHc1CsLjC92mEzAncRyy lhsSSbKL1D+VNcUQRB8bzLdgoxLrVCiYjb+e3qHvCWMuJebYV53VcVqA9GPURyJQ 7oaTJtrRSmky8xV2eQlSgMkfKFTjTq9vITknI2qUnGJNuTo7n6OJlAOcI1FjOvOz M+n2xwDgFdEe+eoh5giSulmsIC/Nsw== =7CEu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qAW7938YeduHrztC--
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