Re: port-amd64/53087: Small, unreadable dark gray font in installer's black text console makes installation impossible.

[Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/53087; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: port-amd64/53087: Small, unreadable dark gray font in installer's black text console makes installation impossible.
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:24:06 +0100

 Hello Dario,
 
 dario%darioniedermann.it@localhost writes:
 > >Number:         53087
 > >Category:       port-amd64
 > >Synopsis:       Small, unreadable dark gray font in installer's black t=
 ext console makes installation impossible.
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       critical
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    port-amd64-maintainer
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sat Mar 10 16:30:00 +0000 2018
 > >Originator:     Dario Niedermann
 > >Release:        7.1.1
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > Linux localhost 3.2.90 #2 Mon Jul 3 16:13:35 CDT 2017 i686 AMD Turion(tm=
 ) 64 Mobile Technology MK-36 AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
 > >Description:
 > The installer from the bootable USB image shows a faint, barely visible =
 dark gray micro-font on a black screen, making installation impossible.
 >
 > This is not the first time I try NetBSD on this laptop, and I've never h=
 ad a problem (at least with the installer) when you stuck to the standard =
 VGA console. If it worked, why break it?
 > [...]
 
 Can you please try to enter boot(8) pressing a key, `Drop to boot
 prompt' and then `boot -c' (to drop at userconf(4) prompt) and
 in userconf:
 
  uc> find radeon*
  [420] radeon* at pci? dev ? function ?
  uc> find radeondrmkmsfb*
  [421] radeondrmkmsfb* at radeonfbbus?
  uc> disable 420
  [420] radeon* disabled
  uc> disable 421
  [421] radeondrmkmsfb* disabled
  uc> quit
 
 This is just a workaround to disable `drmkms' but probably will
 make installation possible.