From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Mon Jan 4 18:39:21 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2F604DFC6F for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:39:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: from mail-qt1-x834.google.com (mail-qt1-x834.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::834]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4D8ktc2zd7z3hlB for ; Mon, 4 Jan 2021 18:39:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wlosh@bsdimp.com) Received: by mail-qt1-x834.google.com with SMTP id z3so19117169qtw.9 for ; Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:39:20 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=C4QVEH622jRwGh+NgO/oqhT1XqMqMDVlyyKNodruzCc=; b=ho0BP48l/LSoyxgagl3h7B1exnWRK72+BIXP0c4q3mfGfbpBIt3rMEkxyLCNY9i9t3 ecalDvX9P6llJoS0yT3GTFSBDTziB4NmaUgPIzZaP1v61jDMvkTtbVWFHcM6G9t6Htdj GjQ36Ax007meBS6t65bzX5JiRZKYItT9sLbVZ4hZDEanlt4t+LnGm1JFMe0Ju8ci7AOA WyyfXH+1Z2QlDmCgB6cnmV0QrKazpLDKfV1Ub2yKYWy+Eda+0R+M5O0g6YOk08bq0nhr ZWrgZd29Zacgv0EFxefcEKtK1+1lmFYPKbz+Byu0asdvExJZAOg6BgRDXyAl8WU2/ieE V6gQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533a6DX41ygvH+ZA0At8ROdQKGSuxLmQzZ65Hnze2Z7UuVK/nQx2 HyunXRwvIp9YZ3OTIMY4alvUlBksqF7iENMdQzkJfA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxoS/n3seMkZdK6gVp47vZmhUfwbGjDv0NNt2KBkoEK/B9xKiJqv4BosKzImhmi6nHZtllkA35EPRLqD+xeIsg= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:70c2:: with SMTP id g2mr69967076qtp.49.1609785559438; Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:39:19 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <83EB3B04-EAE8-4EC3-820B-2F5C3BADE948@me.com> In-Reply-To: From: Warner Losh Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 11:39:08 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: boot loader blank screen To: John Kennedy Cc: Toomas Soome , Current FreeBSD X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4D8ktc2zd7z3hlB X-Spamd-Bar: -- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com:s=20150623]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-current@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[bsdimp.com]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::834:from:127.0.2.255]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[bsdimp-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com:+]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.998]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::834:from]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[imp@bsdimp.com,wlosh@bsdimp.com]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::834:from]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[imp@bsdimp.com,wlosh@bsdimp.com]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-current]; FREEMAIL_CC(0.00)[me.com,freebsd.org] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.34 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:39:21 -0000 On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 11:35 AM John Kennedy wrote: > On Mon, Jan 04, 2021 at 06:30:38PM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote: > > Yes, it is known defect, and I???m searching for cause; the issue is > with /boot/loader and BIOS text mode (unfortunately I have the usual ???but > it is working for me??? case). For workaround, you can try to either: 1 > (blind) press esc to get out of boot menu, then enter: vbe on; another > option is to add hw.vga.textmode=???0??? to loader.conf. > > > > Sorry for confusion, > > toomas > > Yeah, that is a BIOS (vs UEFI) system. Adding hw.vga.textmode=0 worked, > and I like the graphical demon for what that's worth. (: > > I've also upgraded the bootcode, although that may mean nothing if the > textmode is avoiding the problem. > > In any case, I guess I have a known-bad (?) system, so if I can help you > out in some way let me know. Bonking that box every now and then isn't a > problem for me. > Yea, this is a feature that needs to be fixed since black on black text is a show stopper :( Warner