Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:14:09 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.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: <202101061814.106IE9Mr002703@slippy.cwsent.com> 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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In message <202101061724.106HOdv0002673@slippy.cwsent.com>, Cy Schubert writes: > 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=3630506b9daec9167a89bc45256 > 38 > > 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 unconditi > on > > ally, in addition to font files, we also need it to generate C code for bui > lt > > 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. This probably needs an UPDATING entry for the change to screen.textmode. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: <cy@nwtime.org> Web: https://nwtime.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.
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