Re: video console from grub-efi

[Darren Hart]

On 12/06/2011 04:12 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
> I've built a grub ia32 EFI image that works over a serial console with:
> 
>     ./grub-mkimage -p / -d ./grub-core/ -O i386-efi -o bootia32.efi \
>                    boot linux fat serial part_msdos normal
> 
> However, when I try it from a video console, I get:
> 
>     error: no suitable mode found.
>     Booting however
> 
> I've tried adding an assortment of modules to the image:
> 
>     ./grub-mkimage -p / -d ./grub-core/ -O i386-efi -o bootia32.efi \
>                    boot linux fat serial part_msdos normal \
>                    video video_cirrus video_fb videoinfo videotest \
>                    efi_uga echo help lspci

Turns out the one I needed to add was efi_gop. There is ample
misinformation floating around the intertubes about gop and uga and
where they are supported.

Thanks,

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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel