Re: kern/59605: boot radeondrmkmsfb0: no data for est. mode 640x480x67

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The following reply was made to PR kern/59605; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/59605: boot radeondrmkmsfb0: no data for est. mode
 640x480x67
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:19:16 +0000 (UTC)

 On Wed, 20 Aug 2025, mlr%rterm.rse.com@localhost wrote:
 
 > Upon boot, the kernel recognises the RADEON video, loads its microcode, but fails to
 > initialize ttyE0, ttyE1, ttyE2, ttyE3.
 >
 > ttyE0 is usable, because somehow it got initialized to what? 80x24 earlier.
 >
 > ttyE1, ttyE2, ttyE3 fail, and are subsequently unusable.
 >
 
 If you're saying that you only get a login prompt on the 1st console, can you
 check /etc/ttys to see if ttyE[1-3] have their `status' field set to `on'.
 
 `/etc/ttys' should be merged rather than overwritten with the default.
 
 > I'm just tearing my hair out, trying to find where in the kernel this eminates from.
 > Found a lot. grok'ing nothing.
 >
 
 It comes from here[1], and it seems a harmless diagnostic.
 
 -RVP
 
 [1]: https://github.com/NetBSD/src/blob/netbsd-11/sys/dev/videomode/edid.c#L613