[OpenIndiana-discuss] ~6 minutes to OI banner/boot options in text install

[Lou Picciano]

Others here, perhaps more ensconced on ‘demand’ side rather than supply…  might do well to recognize/acknowledge, even - the depth of expertise/experience here.

> On Jan 30, 2021, at 12:36 PM, Gary Mills <gary_mills at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 06:33:37PM +0200, Toomas Soome wrote:
>> 
>> oh, well, in that case, the issue is not about OI not working in
>> UEFI mode (because it does), but the issue is that Xorg can not use
>> vesa driver when there is no vesa bios (which is perfectly good
>> reason). Also, having to run OI in BIOS mode because you need to run
>> Xorg, is also good reason, but you can not tell that OI does not
>> work with UEFI, because that is not true:)
> 
> Well, that was my first impression.  I agree now that OI itself is
> not at fault.
> 
>> Of course the root cause is about missing DRM driver and thats the
>> reason why you need to use vesa in first place….
> 
> Also correct.  I believe that Aurélien is working on the DRM driver.
> I will be happier when that is ported and working.
> 
> 
> -- 
> -Gary Mills-		-refurb-		-Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-
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