[oi-dev] Screen stuck at 800x600

Till Wegmüller toasterson at gmail.com
Sun Oct 18 18:16:17 UTC 2026


Hello

Can you all check if the Workaround here works for you?
https://www.illumos.org/issues/18500
If so then I have to trace the bug in illumosfb and limit it to more known configs.

-Till

> On 18 Oct 2026, at 19:17, Reginald Beardsley via oi-dev <oi-dev at openindiana.org> wrote:
> 
> I am experiencing the same issue with 2026.04 LiveDVD install updated yesterday on an HP Z400 with an Nvidia FX1800.  I am not having any problem on my Z840 which was updated 2026:09:18.  The display configuration tool recognizes the monitor and selects the correct resolution.
> 
> Reg
> 
> On Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 11:25:00 AM CDT, Jean-Pierre André via oi-dev <oi-dev at openindiana.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have just upgraded an OpenIndiana qemu virtual machine
> for test before doing the same on real hardware.
> 
> The display model is shown as unknown (it has always been
> so, no problem so far), but now its resolution is forced
> as 800x600, which is rather cumbersome (and I will not
> try on real hardware).
> 
> Which is the package to blame ? (the previous general
> update dated from Sept 27).
> 
> By the way, on the screen for selecting the keyboard layout,
> when displaying on 800x600 the ok button gets out of the
> screen and there is no way to approve the change. This is
> rather inconvenient, in particular when installing from an
> iso before typing the initial passwords.
> 
> Jean-Pierre
> 
> 
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