git: 3630506b9dae - main - loader: implement framebuffer console

[Cy Schubert]

In message <202101061724.106HOdv0002673 at slippy.cwsent.com>, Cy Schubert 
writes:
> In message <51035B54-FF30-41EE-BC4A-3D4E0ABD1B13 at me.com>, Toomas Soome 
> writes:
> > 
> >
> > > On 6. Jan 2021, at 12:33, Peter Jeremy <peter at rulingia.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On 2021-Jan-02 20:09:25 +0000, Toomas Soome <tsoome at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > >> The branch main has been updated by tsoome:
> > >> 
> > >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3630506b9daec9167a89bc45256
> 38
> > 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 unconditi
> on
> > ally, in addition to font files, we also need it to generate C code for bui
> lt
> >  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.

This probably needs an UPDATING entry for the change to screen.textmode.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com>
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