Re: [PATCH] efi: Set text-mode console resolution to maximum supported

2022-05-12 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
> > Well, 80x25 is the only text mode which must be supported by the > > firmware. Supporting larger modes is optional. > > > > I think the firmware is also free to choose the default text mode, > > and the implementations I've seen so far seem to be conservative > > and use 80x25 or 80x50 by def

Re: [PATCH] efi: Set text-mode console resolution to maximum supported

2022-05-11 Thread Glenn Washburn
On Tue, 10 May 2022 13:57:08 +0200 Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > On Fri, May 06, 2022 at 07:59:15PM -0500, Glenn Washburn wrote: > > Hi Gerd, > > > > Thanks for taking a look at the patch. > > > > On Fri, 6 May 2022 12:39:52 +0200 > > Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > On some buggy

Re: [PATCH] efi: Set text-mode console resolution to maximum supported

2022-05-10 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
On Fri, May 06, 2022 at 07:59:15PM -0500, Glenn Washburn wrote: > Hi Gerd, > > Thanks for taking a look at the patch. > > On Fri, 6 May 2022 12:39:52 +0200 > Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > On some buggy EFI firmwares, GRUB is started with the console resolution > > > set to the max

Re: [PATCH] efi: Set text-mode console resolution to maximum supported

2022-05-06 Thread Glenn Washburn
Hi Gerd, Thanks for taking a look at the patch. On Fri, 6 May 2022 12:39:52 +0200 Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > > > On some buggy EFI firmwares, GRUB is started with the console resolution > > set to the maximum but the output console EFI object has the mode set as > > 0, which is the minimum

Re: [PATCH] efi: Set text-mode console resolution to maximum supported

2022-05-06 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
Hi, > On some buggy EFI firmwares, GRUB is started with the console resolution > set to the maximum but the output console EFI object has the mode set as > 0, which is the minimum supported mode of 80x25 characters. This causes > strange behavior at the GRUB shell where output can fill the scree