From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Wed Jan 6 17:51:23 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 C0C9B4D87E7 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 17:51:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from smtp-out-so.shaw.ca (smtp-out-so.shaw.ca [64.59.136.137]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "Client", Issuer "CA" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4D9xkL5rb0z4dKh for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 17:51:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cy.schubert@cschubert.com) Received: from spqr.komquats.com ([70.67.229.168]) by shaw.ca with ESMTPA id xCxrk8iVTktFkxCxskuLDl; Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:51:21 -0700 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=NYRYa0P4 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=5ff5f899 a=7AlCcx2GqMg+lh9P3BclKA==:117 a=7AlCcx2GqMg+lh9P3BclKA==:17 a=xqWC_Br6kY4A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=EmqxpYm9HcoA:10 a=CjxXgO3LAAAA:8 a=JAf30KXuAAAA:8 a=uVROCEoNAAAA:8 a=YxBL1-UpAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=EkcXrb_YAAAA:8 a=sAGn3ESA1gGNBIsiauYA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=Dj4llu4YySQA:10 a=GEL62FyrTCmHtEug2d3R:22 a=qiwA3tW9fd7zhG1genvr:22 a=Ia-lj3WSrqcvXOmTRaiG:22 a=IjZwj45LgO3ly-622nXo:22 a=LK5xJRSDVpKd5WXXoEvA:22 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [IPv6:fc00:1:1:1::5b]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A02FD18E; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 09:51:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 106HpGrc002714; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 09:51:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com) Message-Id: <202101061751.106HpGrc002714@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.9.0 11/07/2018 with nmh-1.7.1 Reply-to: Cy Schubert From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.cschubert.com/ To: Mark Millard cc: Toomas Soome , David Wolfskill , John Kennedy , chrisb , Current FreeBSD Subject: Re: boot loader blank screen In-reply-to: <63A29589-22B5-495B-8E0D-14E13091D939@yahoo.com> References: <83EB3B04-EAE8-4EC3-820B-2F5C3BADE948@me.com> <66908803-BA6F-4538-9D93-6F85A95108C9@me.com> <831788F9-F97F-4A02-A6F9-AE05219DA2E9@me.com> <63A29589-22B5-495B-8E0D-14E13091D939@yahoo.com> Comments: In-reply-to Mark Millard message dated "Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:16:10 -0800." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:51:16 -0800 X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfNYh860vcxjIglFmZrTDY3vg6Lzbckydw5blLCq42znppJ8xHHSd95zEX8mtf9InmuuuBFmkiaL7U46LgwncXeRW2gUqgaaNtdbl66f6k5TYvCInOy8i gt2BjK8m+vDqxhmQOeHSQ+emyOTsiBQy0WcHsqk+lz6hfkq3mrleH6QEptveRwwKUsrZo/vRkR9AWPVf2BK98UAeqQu31SEHnfr/heK557zKDJYFZLpQeAkp aEh0Zm5eV2rWwGdPP3Fd6Ll/8vjrc3ZciS2TT7+Rk41kDZbKKMjH2eOMm06OnpMN9hYxPmWQh3rVWgh6otk20JfWM7KEnPiYbs2eTqJDuIwFWHu7NHDcesj5 jzzGBTAH X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4D9xkL5rb0z4dKh X-Spamd-Bar: - X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.70 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_GOOD(0.00)[64.59.136.137:from]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; RCPT_COUNT_FIVE(0.00)[6]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[yahoo.com]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[64.59.136.137:from]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[64.59.136.137:from]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:6327, ipnet:64.59.128.0/20, country:CA]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; REPLYTO_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[cschubert.com: no valid DMARC record]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[64.59.136.137:from:127.0.2.255]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[70.67.229.168:received]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FREEMAIL_CC(0.00)[me.com,catwhisker.org,phouka.net,fastmail.net,freebsd.org]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-current] 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: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:51:23 -0000 In message <63A29589-22B5-495B-8E0D-14E13091D939@yahoo.com>, Mark Millard write s: > > > On 2021-Jan-5, at 17:54, David Wolfskill wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 12:46:08AM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote: > >> ... > >>> the 58661b3ba9eb should hopefully fix the loader text mode issue, it woul > d be cool if you can verify:) > >>> > >>> thanks, > >>> toomas > >> > >> I think, I got it fixed (at least idwer did confirm for his system, thanks > ). If you can test this patch: http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/0001-loader > -rewrite-font-install.patch ewrite-font-install.patch> it would be really nice. > >> > >> thanks, > >> toomas > > > > I tested with each of the following "stanzas' in /boot/loader.conf, > > using vt (vs. syscons) in each case (though that breaks video reset > > on resume after suspend): > > > > . . . > > I've done no experiments with an explicit vbe_max_resolution > setting. My context for hw.vga.textmode="0" shows up as > 1920x1200. (I do have the font for this set to 8x16, making > for lots of character cells across and down.) > > > For the below I do not have hw.vga.textmode="0". > > > # hw.vga.textmode="0" textmode=1 doesn't work either. Been using it for years and this is the first time it's borked. > > # vbe_max_resolution=1280x800 > > > > (That is, not specifying anything for hw.vga.textmode or > > vbe_max_resolution.) > > > > This boots OK, but I see no kernel probe messages or single- to > > multi-user mode messages. I can use (e.g.) Ctl+Alt+F2 to switch to > > vty1, see a "login: " prompt, and that (also) works. (This is the > > initial symptom I had reported.) > > So I tried commenting out hw.vga.textmode="1" and I saw everything > I expected in my context. Whiteish on black background (or at least > something very dark). I did not take videos to do detailed > inspections. Didn't work for me. Then again my old eyes didn't detect much difference in contrast. > > > > hw.vga.textmode="1" > > # vbe_max_resolution=1280x800 > > > > This works -- boots OK, and I see kernel probe (&c.) messages; this is a > > text console (mostly blue text; some white, against a dark background. > > It's a medium-light blue, so it's easy enough to read (unlike a navy > > blue, for example). > > FYI: whiteish on black (or at least something very dark) > in my hw.vga.textmode="1" context. I saw everything here > as well. I did not take videos to do detailed inspections. > > I did not notice any way to tell hw.vga.textmode="1" from > having no hw.vga.textmode assignment at all. But, again, > I did not set up for an after-the-fact detailed review of > what is displayed. Everything becomes normal when X starts, except for the three machines downstairs which don't use X. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: https://FreeBSD.org NTP: Web: https://nwtime.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.