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

[Dan Mack]

On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Cy Schubert wrote:

> 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=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.
>

I noticed this as well.  My test machine's HDMI connected console running 
broken for a sec :-)

I'm running FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT (GENERIC) #6 main-c255603-g225afb6cad9: 
Tue Jan  5 11:20:42 CST 2021

and still experiencing the issue.

Dan