Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 01:05:50 +0300 From: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> To: Oleg Lelchuk <oleglelchuk@gmail.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why doesn't the EFI boot loader want to display the graphical orb logo in its boot menu on an Asus Prime 7590-P motherboard? Message-ID: <C82DFFC7-EE39-4A4C-9BEE-9F5B8956BC75@me.com> In-Reply-To: <CA%2BGqWgta6c=W7C8Cn3c2tEW%2BehkCGFFTW8W_JQKOKjygfxzW7g@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BGqWgudMq%2BeV5OJzuC_zR1Osdrak70PmOpFJqLMk3aDE0wy8w@mail.gmail.com> <3B658415-3AD0-4E8B-8CBE-F13FA70CBDC8@me.com> <CANCZdfr5B%2BsFhF8Xdmd3WXRor7oVEn_YFpQ8nADn=xLigzAwgg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BGqWgta6c=W7C8Cn3c2tEW%2BehkCGFFTW8W_JQKOKjygfxzW7g@mail.gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_5C324978-9547-4854-8930-1FC6B3F0799A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On 12. May 2023, at 00:57, Oleg Lelchuk <oleglelchuk@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > kenv | grep boot shows me this: Can you run kenv | grep screen ? in gfx mode, you should see = screen.depth, screen.height and screen.width rgds, toomas > =20 > acpi_dsdt_name=3D"/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml" > boot_verbose=3D"YES" > bootenv_autolist=3D"YES" > bootenvs[0]=3D"zfs:DESKTOP/poudriere" > bootenvs_count=3D"1" > bootfile=3D"kernel" > cpu_microcode_name=3D"/boot/firmware/ucode.bin" > entropy_cache_name=3D"/boot/entropy" > entropy_cache_type=3D"boot_entropy_cache" > if_re_name=3D"/boot/modules/if_re.ko" > kernel_path=3D"/boot/kernel" > kernelname=3D"/boot/kernel/kernel" > loader_conf_dirs=3D"/boot/loader.conf.d" > module_path=3D"/boot/kernel;/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays" > nextboot_conf=3D"/boot/nextboot.conf" > ram_blacklist_name=3D"/boot/blacklist.txt" >=20 > The efivar command shows me: >=20 > efivar --device-path 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut > efivar: fetching 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut: No such = file or directory >=20 > On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 5:43=E2=80=AFPM Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com = <mailto:imp@bsdimp.com>> wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 3:21=E2=80=AFPM Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com = <mailto:tsoome@me.com>> wrote: >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> > On 12. May 2023, at 00:11, Oleg Lelchuk <oleglelchuk@gmail.com = <mailto:oleglelchuk@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >=20 >>> > Guys, there is something that I find puzzling. Why doesn't the EFI = boot loader want to display the graphical orb logo in its boot menu on = an Asus Prime 7590-P motherboard? Is there something quirky about this = particular motherboard that forces the FreeBSD EFI loader to display the = old style ASCII orb logo in its boot menu? Please explain to me the = cause of this problem and if possible, give me a solution to it. >>>=20 >>> There can be two reasons. One is that resolution is low and there is = no space to put the image on. Second one is that the screen is forced to = use =E2=80=9Ctext=E2=80=9D mode, which happens when system has = configured to have serial console (redirection). >>=20 >> I think the latter isn't the case (based on earlier email with Oleg), = but we can be sure if he provides: >> (1) kenv (to make sure boot_xxx are set, maybe via a stray = loader.conf) >> (2) sudo efivar --device-path = 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut >>=20 >> It should show something like: >> 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut >> : = PciRoot(0x2)/Pci(0x1,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/AcpiAdr(0x80010100),/P= ciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x3)/Serial(0x1)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/UartFlowCtrl(Hard= ware)/VenVt100Plus() >> =20 >> if there's redirect or something like >>=20 >> 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut >> : = PciRoot(0x2)/Pci(0x1,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/AcpiAdr(0x80010100) >>=20 >> if not. >>=20 >> Warner --Apple-Mail=_5C324978-9547-4854-8930-1FC6B3F0799A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;"><br><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 12. = May 2023, at 00:57, Oleg Lelchuk <oleglelchuk@gmail.com> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta = charset=3D"UTF-8"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;">kenv | grep boot shows me = this:</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Can you run kenv | = grep screen ? in gfx mode, you should see screen.depth, screen.height = and = screen.width</div><div><br></div><div>rgds,</div><div>toomas</div><br><blo= ckquote type=3D"cite"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: = none;"><div> <br>acpi_dsdt_name=3D"/boot/acpi_dsdt.aml"<br>boot_verbo= se=3D"YES"<br>bootenv_autolist=3D"YES"<br>bootenvs[0]=3D"zfs:DESKTOP/poudr= iere"<br>bootenvs_count=3D"1"<br>bootfile=3D"kernel"<br>cpu_microcode_name= =3D"/boot/firmware/ucode.bin"<br>entropy_cache_name=3D"/boot/entropy"<br>e= ntropy_cache_type=3D"boot_entropy_cache"<br>if_re_name=3D"/boot/modules/if= _re.ko"<br>kernel_path=3D"/boot/kernel"<br>kernelname=3D"/boot/kernel/kern= el"<br>loader_conf_dirs=3D"/boot/loader.conf.d"<br>module_path=3D"/boot/ke= rnel;/boot/modules;/boot/dtb;/boot/dtb/overlays"<br>nextboot_conf=3D"/boot= /nextboot.conf"<br>ram_blacklist_name=3D"/boot/blacklist.txt"<br></div><di= v><br></div><div>The efivar command shows = me:</div><div><br></div><div>efivar --device-path = 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut<br>efivar: fetching = 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut: No such file or = directory<br></div></div><br style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;"><div class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: = normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: = normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, = May 11, 2023 at 5:43=E2=80=AFPM Warner Losh <<a = href=3D"mailto:imp@bsdimp.com">imp@bsdimp.com</a>> = wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px = 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; = border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div= dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 3:21=E2=80=AFPM = Toomas Soome <<a href=3D"mailto:tsoome@me.com" = target=3D"_blank">tsoome@me.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote = class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; = border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: = rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br>> On 12. May 2023, at = 00:11, Oleg Lelchuk <<a href=3D"mailto:oleglelchuk@gmail.com" = target=3D"_blank">oleglelchuk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>> Guys, there is = something that I find puzzling. Why doesn't the EFI boot loader want to = display the graphical orb logo in its boot menu on an Asus Prime 7590-P = motherboard? Is there something quirky about this particular motherboard = that forces the FreeBSD EFI loader to display the old style ASCII orb = logo in its boot menu? Please explain to me the cause of this problem = and if possible, give me a solution to it.<br><br>There can be two = reasons. One is that resolution is low and there is no space to put the = image on. Second one is that the screen is forced to use =E2=80=9Ctext=E2=80= =9D mode, which happens when system has configured to have serial = console (redirection).<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think the = latter isn't the case (based on earlier email with Oleg), but we can be = sure if he provides:</div><div>(1) kenv (to make sure boot_xxx are set, = maybe via a stray loader.conf)</div><div>(2) sudo efivar --device-path = 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut</div><div><br></div><div>It = should show something = like:</div><div>8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut<br></div>: = PciRoot(0x2)/Pci(0x1,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/AcpiAdr(0x80010100),/P= ciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x14,0x3)/Serial(0x1)/Uart(115200,8,N,1)/UartFlowCtrl(Hard= ware)/VenVt100Plus()<br><div> </div><div>if there's redirect or = something = like</div><div><br></div><div>8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-ConOut<= br>: = PciRoot(0x2)/Pci(0x1,0x2)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/Pci(0x0,0x0)/AcpiAdr(0x80010100)<br= ></div><div><br></div><div>if = not.</div><div><br></div><div>Warner</div></div></div></blockquote></div><= /div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_5C324978-9547-4854-8930-1FC6B3F0799A--
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