Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2021 12:03:45 -0600 (CST) From: Dan Mack <mack@macktronics.com> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> Cc: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com>, Toomas Soome <tsoome@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 3630506b9dae - main - loader: implement framebuffer console Message-ID: <alpine.GSO.2.20.2101061203000.66723@localhost.local> In-Reply-To: <202101061756.106HuYq9002766@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <202101022009.102K9PRl075016@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <X/WSFQ8jPbgto4jQ@server.rulingia.com> <51035B54-FF30-41EE-BC4A-3D4E0ABD1B13@me.com> <202101061724.106HOdv0002673@slippy.cwsent.com> <alpine.GSO.2.20.2101061127460.66723@localhost.local> <alpine.GSO.2.20.2101061138230.66723@localhost.local> <202101061756.106HuYq9002766@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Cy Schubert wrote: > In message <alpine.GSO.2.20.2101061138230.66723@localhost.local>, Dan Mack > writ > es: >> On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Dan Mack wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Cy Schubert wrote: >>> >>>> In message <51035B54-FF30-41EE-BC4A-3D4E0ABD1B13@me.com>, Toomas Soome >>>> writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 6. Jan 2021, at 12:33, Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2021-Jan-02 20:09:25 +0000, Toomas Soome <tsoome@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >>>>>>> The branch main has been updated by tsoome: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> URL: >>>>>>> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3630506b9daec9167a89bc4525638 >>>>> ea45a00769e >>>>>> >>>>>> Note that this commit adds a hard build dependency on vtfontcvt(8) >>>>>> but that tool is depends on the WITH_VT build option. I suspect >>>>>> that stand/fonts should be likewise dependent on WITH_VT >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Peter Jeremy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for pointing this out. We actually need to build vtfontcvt >>>>> uncondition >>>>> ally, in addition to font files, we also need it to generate C code for >>>>> built >>>>> in font (used when there are no /boot/fonts). >>>> >>>> Is this why my consoles are blank during boot? My laptop is blank during >>>> boot until X starts. My three machines downstairs don't run X and remain >>>> blank. There is no way to enable the display. >>>> >> >> >> Sorry my reply got garbled ... My console is an hdmi connected monitor. >> The display works until FreeBSD boots and then it's just blank. Something >> is broke; I am doing full buildworld / buildkernel (GENERIC builds) from >> the tip of main. > > All four machines here exhibit the same problem. Some are VGA connected, others HDMI. Each has a different video card. The three downstairs are servers, no X, using the video cards in text mode. The laptop has an HD3000, uses X, X works but boot messages, like the three downstairs are black holes. > > I suspect it's some commit from Jan 5 as messages did display then. This morning, nothing. The puzzling thing is that the commits between Jan 5 and now look innocuous. I noticed that commit babda0952f8355a89b3241d5e8943c7da0fa4f6b has some more framebuffer related changes so I'm rebuilding world with the latest to see if anything changes. Dan
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