Re: genfb(4) vs. screen types and font changes/uses

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 01:14:26PM -0700, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> The bootloader has already changed the resolution, and there is actually
> already a perfectly good font being used at that resolution to display
> the initial bootloader and kernel output.

But that font is hidden somewhere in the firmware and the framebuffer
code has no way to find it in general (or guess the format it is stored
in).

Martin