Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2021 20:41:32 +0200 From: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Cc: rgrimes@freebsd.org, Jakob Alvermark <jakob@alvermark.net>, FreeBSD Developers <developers@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: testers needed: loader: use display pixel density for font autoselection Message-ID: <FB23EA9A-5D3D-4C96-B639-8822B8542796@me.com> In-Reply-To: <202103021832.122IW831047925@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> References: <202103021832.122IW831047925@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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> On 2. Mar 2021, at 20:32, Rodney W. Grimes = <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote: >=20 >>> On 26. Feb 2021, at 17:56, Rodney W. Grimes = <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote: >>>=20 >>>>> On 26. Feb 2021, at 05:42, Rodney W. Grimes = <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>>>> On 23. Feb 2021, at 17:53, Jakob Alvermark <jakob@alvermark.net> = wrote: >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> On 2/23/21 12:27 PM, Toomas Soome via freebsd-current wrote: >>>>>>>> hi! >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> I have done some work to make font pickup a bit smarter = (hopefully better;), but my own ability to test is limited to one bugged = supermicro and one MBP with retina display? >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> The phab link ishttps://reviews.freebsd.org/D28849 = <https://reviews.freebsd.org/D28849>; >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> I have built loader binaries as well (bios and uefi): >>>>>>>> loader_lua<http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/loader_lua>; >>>>>>>> = loader_lua.efi<http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/loader_lua.efi>; >=20 > I have tested this on: > Lenovo W530 > Dell E5470 > Acer Aspire 1410 >=20 > all work fine with resonable display resolution. >=20 > One more comment below... >=20 >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> To test, you should remove screen.font=3D line from loader.conf = and test with different resolutions. >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> thanks, >>>>>>>> toomas >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> Hi Toomas, >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> I tested on five different setups. >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> Surface Pro 10.6"@1920x1080: >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> The loader menu looks different, the "FreeBSD" text is on the = right side of the screen. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> I think, this was the lua script bug we did fix not too long time = ago. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> Otherwise, the font size is what I would call a normal size. >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> Acer laptop 11.6"@1366x768: >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> Menu looks fine. Almost fills the entire screen. >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> The font feels a little too big. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> The laptop built in displays usually do not give out EDID (we get = physical dimensions from EDID), so there we fall back to try to get = 80x25 terminal method. >>>>>=20 >>>>> I am having a hard time with that statement. EDID is very common = on laptop screens, infact I can not recall ever not seeing EDID on a = laptops builtin screen. >>>>> My 11" acer 1400 has EDID in it. >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> If there is EDID, then it is all good. I have seen cases we do not = get it with available API. >>>=20 >>> Is there a way for me to know if the laoder found EDID data or not? >>> It might be that the issue is that what ever loader is using for an = API is not working. >>> I based my "EDID is very common on laptop screens" on the fact that = X11 almost always finds EDID. >>>=20 >>=20 >> Yes, gop get / vbe list ? yes, it is inconsistent, should fix at = some point? :) >>=20 >> we do use gop get active edid/get discovered edid protocol and vbe = function 0x4f15. >=20 > On all my handy laptops, E5470, T400, W530, Acer 1410 edid is present = and seen > by the loader. >=20 >=20 Thank You! rgds, toomas
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