Re: NetBSD still fails to boot on a MacBook7,1

RVP <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.current,gmane.os.netbsd.ports.x86-64
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, 15 Dec 2025, Greg A. Woods wrote:

>>> What depth is this GOP mode? 24 bits, 32 bits?
>
> 	> gop list
> 	0: 1280x800 BGRR pitch 1280 bpp 32
> 	>
>
> The screen's native resolution is 1280x800, but all the specs say is
> that it supports "millions of color2", so it could be 24 bpp.
>
>> And, what happens if you set this mode using `gop NNN' at the bootloader
>> prompt?
>
> 	> gop 0
> 	>
>
> No change when attempting to boot.
>

So, it's not a pitch (AKA stride) issue: pitch matches resolution.
And, doesn't look like a 24-bit vs. 32-bit mismatch between bootloader and
kernel...

Looking at that screenshot again however, it still looks very much like what
would happen if there was some mis-agreement between the bootloader and the
kernel.

Is the bootloader the one built along with the kernel, or a very old one?
(the kernel version it was built against should be printed in the banner.)

-RVP
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