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Date:      Sat, 2 Nov 2024 13:08:35 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: beastie menu is broken in latest update (stable/14-n269388-1821145f28e9)
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 1:06=E2=80=AFPM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 02, 2024 at 10:42:16AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote:
> >OK. This is because the text-only boot loader only supports cons25-level
> of
> >character set (which is ASCII + upper page IBMPC)
> >rather than Unicode. There's 0 chance that unicode support will be added
> to
> >that boot loader (you need the graphics based
> >one), so I used graphics vs not to know when to use Unicode vs cons25. I=
t
> >works for me on the last remaining BIOS machine
> >it turns out that I have handy. Please test.
> >
> >https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47403
>
> TYVM, will reboot & test a little later when the machine's
> not busy
>

I've tested EFI and BIOS and I have a couple of reports that it works on
BIOS so far.

Warner

>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 1:06=E2=80=AFPM void &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:void@f-m.fm">void@f-m.fm</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex">On Sat, Nov 02, 2024 at 10:42:16AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote=
:<br>
&gt;OK. This is because the text-only boot loader only supports cons25-leve=
l of<br>
&gt;character set (which is ASCII + upper page IBMPC)<br>
&gt;rather than Unicode. There&#39;s 0 chance that unicode support will be =
added to<br>
&gt;that boot loader (you need the graphics based<br>
&gt;one), so I used graphics vs not to know when to use Unicode vs cons25. =
It<br>
&gt;works for me on the last remaining BIOS machine<br>
&gt;it turns out that I have handy. Please test.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<a href=3D"https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47403" rel=3D"noreferrer norefe=
rrer" target=3D"_blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47403</a><br>;
<br>
TYVM, will reboot &amp; test a little later when the machine&#39;s<br>
not busy<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto">I&#39;ve tested EFI and BIOS and I have a couple of reports that =
it works on BIOS so far.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>Warner</div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">
</blockquote></div></div></div>

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