Bug 254247

Summary: logos per CPU remain persistent after tty switch under VirtualBox
Product: Base System Reporter: parv <parv.0zero9+freebsd>
Component: kernAssignee: Virtualbox Team (Nobody) <vbox>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me CC: emaste, grahamperrin, parv.0zero9+freebsd
Priority: --- Keywords: vt
Version: 12.2-STABLE   
Hardware: amd64   
OS: Any   
See Also: https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=248628

Description parv 2021-03-12 22:28:50 UTC
I currently use FreeBSD 12-STABLE under VirutalBox 5.2.42.

After switching from ttyv0 to any other ttyv, logos-per-CPU appear and remain persistent. I have not noticed during boot; do not see after boot.

Is there no option to turn off logos per CPU on vt (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D2181) but by (re)building FreeBSD kernel sans "device splash"?
Comment 1 parv 2021-03-15 05:11:38 UTC
(In reply to parv from comment #0)

I should have noted originally that FreeBSD is being booted via EFI.
Comment 2 parv 2021-03-24 23:08:03 UTC
I had since recompiled the kernel with "nodevice splash". Now I do not see the logos-per-CPU after switching (virtual)consoles.

That is less than good enough solution when using GENERIC kernel & for anyone who do not want to recompile the kernel for whatever reasons.
Comment 3 Ed Maste freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2021-09-26 21:27:23 UTC
If you can build and test on a stable branch, please give it a try now. Ensure that the stable branch includes at least:

stable/13 9352de39c3dc
stable/12 e4fcff8ee124
Comment 4 parv 2021-09-27 08:17:11 UTC
After switching to stable/13 some time ago (certainly after 2021-03-24 23:08:03 UTC of comment 2), I have been unable to make the orbs or penguins appear again on the console at all. (Still in VirtualBox 5.2 with EFI)

I need to get /usr/src for stable/12; will report back on that.
Comment 5 Graham Perrin freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2022-01-11 20:33:33 UTC
FreeBSD-SA-22:01.vt

<https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/>