Syslinux - Dec 2014 - vesamenu back to text before booting

On Wed, 3 Dec 2014, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Ah, depends on the image type.  We spoke reset for an NBP though.
?!

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On 12/03/2014 08:43 AM, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2014, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
>> Ah, depends on the image type.  We spoke reset for an NBP though.
> 
> ?!
> 
Should, not spoke.

	-hpa

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
} Thorsten Glaser wrote:
} } When I have an environment that uses vesamenu, for example on PXE,
} } how do I configure it so that, for some of the menu entries, it
} } switches back to the text mode (03h) before handing off to the next
} } bootloader / kernel?
}
} depends on the image type.  We should reset for an NBP though.
}

How to keep "state" during the reset?



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Geert Stappers
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> On 12/03/2014 08:43 AM, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Dec 2014, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > 
> >> Ah, depends on the image type.  We spoke reset for an NBP though.
> > 
> > ?!
> > 
> 
> Should, not spoke.
> 
> 	-hpa
> 
> 
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Considering that:

_ MENU CLEAR and [Ctrl+L] are partially failing; and
_ The default (but not the minimal) screen resolution for EFI firmware 
is 1024x768; and,
_ LSS16 support has not been yet implemented in Syslinux 6.xx (and many 
of us are awaiting for it);

then perhaps the (whole) graphical features / behaviors in Syslinux 
6.xx should be reviewed, instead of making patches for specific 
environments / situations / cases.

FWIW, since there should be alternatives (such as loading menu.c32, or 
escaping to the boot CLI and then launching the label), I admit I care 
more about regression bugs, such as kernels being able to be booted 
from Syslinux 6.01 but not from 6.03.

Regards,
Ady.