From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Wed Jan 6 23:02:49 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 8FEEF4E4495 for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 23:02:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from warlock@phouka1.phouka.net) Received: from phouka1.phouka.net (phouka1.phouka.net [107.170.196.116]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "phouka.net", Issuer "Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DB4dh2wqMz3j7r for ; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 23:02:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from warlock@phouka1.phouka.net) Received: from phouka1.phouka.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phouka1.phouka.net (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTPS id 106N1U0H060621 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 6 Jan 2021 15:01:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from warlock@phouka1.phouka.net) Received: (from warlock@localhost) by phouka1.phouka.net (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 106N1UnV060620; Wed, 6 Jan 2021 15:01:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from warlock) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2021 15:01:30 -0800 From: John Kennedy To: Mark Millard Cc: Toomas Soome , Current FreeBSD Subject: Re: boot loader blank screen Message-ID: 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> <202101061751.106HpGrc002714@slippy.cwsent.com> <932D333B-8478-4C79-976C-9394D0E93995@yahoo.com> <78779957-4960-4DF8-8595-F3937BACC398@yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <78779957-4960-4DF8-8595-F3937BACC398@yahoo.com> X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4DB4dh2wqMz3j7r X-Spamd-Bar: / X-Spamd-Result: default: False [0.20 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_CC(0.00)[me.com,freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[phouka.net]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[107.170.196.116:from]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[107.170.196.116:from:127.0.2.255]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(1.00)[1.000]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[no SPF record]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[yahoo.com]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[warlock@phouka.net,warlock@phouka1.phouka.net]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; ASN(0.00)[asn:14061, ipnet:107.170.192.0/18, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[warlock@phouka.net,warlock@phouka1.phouka.net]; 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 23:02:49 -0000 On Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 02:40:32PM -0800, Mark Millard wrote: > ... screen.textmode="0" works, including with screen.font="8x16" . There > is a difference, in that it displays some material at the very beginning > that it was not displaying since the recent problems started (until now > or so). This initial material displays in screen.textmode="1" style before > the display switches to the screen.textmode="0" style of display for alter > output. (I'm not complaining, just noting the visible sequence.) For my system, that change seems to be with the nvidia video driver gets loaded. Basically it looks like a screen clear and potential font change depending on your setup. Seems logical since something is probably getting (re)initialized at that point.