text-mode option not recognized

[J Keller]

Hello,

How does one use the "text-mode" variable in elilo.conf?
I'm trying to eliminate this error.


 ...........LocateHandle GopProtocol failed.
 --Either no graphics head is installed,
 --efi console is set to serial, or,
 --the EFI firmware version of this machine is
 --older than UEFI 2.0. and does not support GOP
  you can SAFELY IGNORE this error. elilo will
 default to text-mode.
 Alternatively you can now force text mode by setting config variable
 text_mode=1 for x86 in elilo.conf or via cmdline.


If I try adding "text-mode=1" (or "text_mode=1") to the
config file it does not recognize the option.
(ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64)


 near line 3: Unkown option .�.�.�.�.0.0.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.


elilo config file:

verbose=5
default=aries-linux
text-mode=1
...


John

[J Keller]

Jason,

This is x86_64.
I also tried placing the 'text-mode=1' in the append line
with no success.

...
kernel is '/opt/tftpboot/bzImage
arguments are ' text-mode=1 earlyprintk=serial,115200 load_ramdisk=1 ...
initrd is '/opt/tftpboot/initrd
ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64
...

John



On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Jason Fleischli

Hello John,
it applies only to x86_64.
and I believe being a sysdep option, i.e. a kernel directive
it goes on your append=line
append="vga=normal text-mode=1 console=ttyS0,115200n8, etc, etc"
or in the elilo command line.
elilo text-mode=1 "$yourlabel"
which you can store in your boot directive.
not sure that error output is entirely correct,
or as helpful as intended.
i'll look into that.
thnx
-jason

Post by J Keller
Hello,
How does one use the "text-mode" variable in elilo.conf?
I'm trying to eliminate this error.
 ...........LocateHandle GopProtocol failed.
 --Either no graphics head is installed,
 --efi console is set to serial, or,
 --the EFI firmware version of this machine is
 --older than UEFI 2.0. and does not support GOP
  you can SAFELY IGNORE this error. elilo will
 default to text-mode.
 Alternatively you can now force text mode by setting config variable
 text_mode=1 for x86 in elilo.conf or via cmdline.
If I try adding "text-mode=1" (or "text_mode=1") to the
config file it does not recognize the option.
(ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64)
 near line 3: Unkown option .�.�.�.�.0.0.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.
verbose=5
default=aries-linux
text-mode=1
...
John
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[J Keller]

With a little debugging, I solved my problem.

The actual option needed in the config file is 'text-mode',
without any '=1'. Also, the option must be placed after
the 'image=' option, on a line of its own.

John

Post by J Keller
Jason,
This is x86_64.
I also tried placing the 'text-mode=1' in the append line
with no success.
  ...
  kernel     is  '/opt/tftpboot/bzImage
  arguments  are ' text-mode=1 earlyprintk=serial,115200 load_ramdisk=1 ...
  initrd      is '/opt/tftpboot/initrd
  ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64
  ...
John
On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Jason Fleischli

Hello John,
it applies only to x86_64.
and I believe being a sysdep option, i.e. a kernel directive
it goes on your append=line
append="vga=normal text-mode=1 console=ttyS0,115200n8, etc, etc"
or in the elilo command line.
elilo text-mode=1 "$yourlabel"
which you can store in your boot directive.
not sure that error output is entirely correct,
or as helpful as intended.
i'll look into that.
thnx
-jason

Post by J Keller
Hello,
How does one use the "text-mode" variable in elilo.conf?
I'm trying to eliminate this error.
 ...........LocateHandle GopProtocol failed.
 --Either no graphics head is installed,
 --efi console is set to serial, or,
 --the EFI firmware version of this machine is
 --older than UEFI 2.0. and does not support GOP
  you can SAFELY IGNORE this error. elilo will
 default to text-mode.
 Alternatively you can now force text mode by setting config variable
 text_mode=1 for x86 in elilo.conf or via cmdline.
If I try adding "text-mode=1" (or "text_mode=1") to the
config file it does not recognize the option.
(ELILO v3.14 for EFI/x86_64)
 near line 3: Unkown option .�.�.�.�.0.0.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.�.
verbose=5
default=aries-linux
text-mode=1
...
John
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