Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:58:28 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 239402] efifb ignored under 11.3 and later Message-ID: <bug-239402-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239402 Bug ID: 239402 Summary: efifb ignored under 11.3 and later Product: Base System Version: 11.3-RELEASE Hardware: amd64 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: mason@blisses.org Created attachment 206008 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=206008&action=edit Image of console exhibiting issue. I was installing a VM last night under QEMU/KVM with OVMF for purposes of looking at offline VM migration between this environment and Bhyve, and I thought at first that my VM had locked up. RhodiumToad from Freenode suggested that it hadn't locked up, but that it was using a console I wasn't looking at, and he nailed it - I was able to interact on the VM's serial console. I noted this behaviour on install disks from all of: 11.3-RELEASE, 12.0-RELEASE, 12-STABLE, and 13-CURRENT. Trying the 11.2-RELEASE install disk, the efifb is used by default. Something I noted was that 11.2-RELEASE shows the Beastie logo in colour, whereas the newer installers show it in black and white. Another slight oddity is that when I opted for a live session from the serial console, I noticed a functional getty showing up on the efifb, so it seems like the efifb works but simply isn't preferred under 11.3 and newer. While this behaviour is pretty easy to accomodate, it was surprising, and I didn't know to look at the serial console at first. I haven't tracked down just why it's happening, but I'd be happy to help explore this. I've attached an image of the efifb console at the point when the system starts using the serial console exclusively. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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