Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:09:33 +0100 From: Bertram Scharpf <lists@bertram-scharpf.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Doesn't switch back to text mode Message-ID: <20151130220933.GA17228@becker.bs.l>
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Hi, on my new notebook I am doing a dual boot installation with FreeBSD and Linux. I set up Grub2. By default, Grub2 starts in graphical mode. But when my FreeBSD once is in graphical mode, it refuses to switch back to text mode. Thus, when I should see the startup menu, the boot messages, and finally the console command line, the screen stays black with some colored spots on the upper border, and I am not able to even install X and a login manager. I still can ssh into the running system and shut it down. As far as I remember, this problem first occured on my old notebook when I upgraded to either FreeBSD 9 or 10. I was no longer able to enter the console when once running X (by Ctrl-Alt-F1). That did not hurt as the Grub I had there used to stay in text mode and X started properly. I solved the problem so far by leaving Grub2 in text mode. Do I have to swallow this restriction or is there a trick I am not aware of? Thanks in advance. Bertram -- Bertram Scharpf Stuttgart, Deutschland/Germany http://www.bertram-scharpf.de
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