[syslinux] ivy bridge and custom font

[Gene Cumm]

On Oct 10, 2014 4:00 AM, "Ady" <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've encountered a strange problem with loading a font file.
> > The environment:
> > motherboard GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3, processor i7-3770, onboard graphics,
> > extlinux 5.01.
> >
> > After loading any font I get a mess on a screen. The only rule I could
> > discover is that: characters with odd code are not displayed at all,
> > and for characters with even code there is taken a bitmap from position
> >   ord(character) / 2.
> >
> > However, there is neither problem with the builtin font nor console
fonts
> > loaded undre system control (Linux).
> >
> >
> > Could you help me to fix the problem?
> >
> > P.O.
> >
>
> This one is tricky.
>
> There are revisions of such mainboard with BIOS firmware, and others
> with UEFI firmware. Updating to the "latest" firmware is frequently
> suggested, but in this case the procedure might not be
> straightforward, nor the selection of which version of firmware is
> the most appropriate. Add beta version(s) of firmware updates...
>
> Booting in UEFI mode could also have some screen-resolution issues
> that might affect what you see on screen.
>
> Anyway, I would suggest either testing with Syslinux (extlinux) 4.xx
> or with 6.03. Forget about 5.xx.
>
> Please remember that official distribution archives for version 6.xx
> include the binary files under respective "bios/", "efi32/" and
> "efi64/" directories.

The better question is do these fonts work at all with Syslinux 5.01, is it
an interaction with this system or perhaps a regression in 5.01?

Did you try these same fonts with Syslinux 5.01 on another system?

Did you try these fonts on this system with Syslinux 4.04/4.05/4.07/3.86?

On another system?

--Gene