Re: [edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-20 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 10/20/17 13:40, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > I think the best way forward is to implement a separate driver with > its own HII form, that removes /chosen/stdout-path and uninstalls the > SPCR table if either or both are present. I couldn't figure out how to > uninstall a ACPI table though, so I may

Re: [edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-20 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 20 October 2017 at 11:44, Laszlo Ersek wrote: > On 10/19/17 21:21, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> The presence of a /chosen/stdout-path property will force Linux to use >> the serial port as the primary console, even if a graphical console is >> available as well. But the presence

Re: [edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-20 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 10/19/17 21:21, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > The presence of a /chosen/stdout-path property will force Linux to use > the serial port as the primary console, even if a graphical console is > available as well. But the presence of the Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) > is a strong indication that the

Re: [edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-19 Thread Leif Lindholm
On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 10:19:44PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > On 19 October 2017 at 21:55, Leif Lindholm wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 08:21:41PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > >> The presence of a /chosen/stdout-path property will force Linux to use > >> the

Re: [edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-19 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 19 October 2017 at 21:55, Leif Lindholm wrote: > On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 08:21:41PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> The presence of a /chosen/stdout-path property will force Linux to use >> the serial port as the primary console, even if a graphical console is >>

[edk2] [PATCH] EmbeddedPkg/DtPlatformDxe: remove /chosen/stdout-path on GOP registration

2017-10-19 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
The presence of a /chosen/stdout-path property will force Linux to use the serial port as the primary console, even if a graphical console is available as well. But the presence of the Graphics Output Protocol (GOP) is a strong indication that the user may prefer to use his keyboard and mouse