-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The same issue does not occur when using coreboot with the vga rom extracted from factory bios.
On 25/08/14 16:50, The Gluglug wrote: > Using 6725 to enable text-mode gfx init on X60 when using native > graphics initialization. > > Affected machines: X60, T60. It may also affect: > macbook21/macbook11, X60 Tablet > > This relies on the (merged) patch 6723 that enables text-mode > graphics initialization on i945 platforms. The code is there. > > I then disabled "Keep VESA framebuffer" in menuconfig, to enable > text-mode. > > error: no video mode activated This is what I see when I try to use > the net install iso for Debian with the isolinux parser in grub. I > also saw the same thing when trying to start Trisquel 6 isolinux > menu from SeaBIOS (with SeaVGABIOS added at vgaroms/vgabios.bin > from seabios's rom that I built). > > See attached image of what happens when I try to boot the net > install from Debian (same thing happens with the Trisquel net > install), using the following: linux (usb0)/install.386/vmlinuz > initrd (usb0)/install.386/initrd.gz boot > > As you can see, there is quite a lot of flicker and parts of the > screen are missing or corrupt. I think this is related to the > issue above ("error: no video mode activated"). > > The net install for Debian and Trisquel both work when using > corebootfb initialization method, but they fail (as seen in the > image) for text-mode method. > > In case the attachment was scrubbed by the mailing list, I also put > it here: http://dev.libreboot.org/x60txtmode.jpg > > Trisquel graphical install works (I wasn't able to figure out how > to boot the Debian graphical install). > > I also enabled it for T60 (adding the keep/drop vesa fb option for > t60/Kconfig, based on 6725, and cherry picking 5345) and the same > behaviour was observed there. > > What does work in text-mode init (tested): memtest86+ and grub > invaders. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT+919AAoJEP9Ft0z50c+UIFcIALLWwrcgoPINTBBOdsAUjVYD 300SAz9NgVdpnxBc0/k+G7maVf0JLccNVCen3kmdWTwkSwccZHrUb4sjfqNhiCJY YQ+CjoISrs1bCkDhgNAPxG+5wpHAO5VOClmfAmdkl2hzeT4UlCwK9gflQyOe4OIu /bKg01tGlqwK2nIsfYKW8P99uhHIdopdSqwZ8XSynHMdOeO39dE28rEEAooOO3JC w/Og7sJoygeAlB61bu1u6my8zLuWUvKlBbE8ILKLVzBDlM6dFnvrDo8mSwKZe0kP 4x5yR55ucU7lk8DGxmAAIjGpeZ7lgMd657EV1Wtu7yXi2Wn5TJIco1/DmhI5FpI= =XHHN -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot