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Date:      Wed, 6 Jan 2021 11:31:51 -0600 (CST)
From:      Dan Mack <mack@macktronics.com>
To:        Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
Cc:        Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com>,  Toomas Soome <tsoome@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org,  dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: git: 3630506b9dae - main - loader: implement framebuffer console
Message-ID:  <alpine.GSO.2.20.2101061127460.66723@localhost.local>
In-Reply-To: <202101061724.106HOdv0002673@slippy.cwsent.com>
References:  <202101022009.102K9PRl075016@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <X/WSFQ8jPbgto4jQ@server.rulingia.com> <51035B54-FF30-41EE-BC4A-3D4E0ABD1B13@me.com> <202101061724.106HOdv0002673@slippy.cwsent.com>

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On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Cy Schubert wrote:

> In message <51035B54-FF30-41EE-BC4A-3D4E0ABD1B13@me.com>, Toomas Soome
> writes:
>>
>>
>>> On 6. Jan 2021, at 12:33, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2021-Jan-02 20:09:25 +0000, Toomas Soome <tsoome@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>>> The branch main has been updated by tsoome:
>>>>
>>>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3630506b9daec9167a89bc4525638
>> ea45a00769e
>>>
>>> Note that this commit adds a hard build dependency on vtfontcvt(8)
>>> but that tool is depends on the WITH_VT build option.  I suspect
>>> that stand/fonts should be likewise dependent on WITH_VT
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter Jeremy
>>
>>
>> Thanks for pointing this out. We actually need to build vtfontcvt uncondition
>> ally, in addition to font files, we also need it to generate C code for built
>>  in font (used when there are no /boot/fonts).
>
> Is this why my consoles are blank during boot? My laptop is blank during
> boot until X starts. My three machines downstairs don't run X and remain
> blank. There is no way to enable the display.
>

I noticed this as well.  My test machine's HDMI connected console running 
broken for a sec :-)

I'm running FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT (GENERIC) #6 main-c255603-g225afb6cad9: 
Tue Jan  5 11:20:42 CST 2021

and still experiencing the issue.

Dan





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