framebuffer doesn't work on gutsy kernel

Bug #141221 reported by Arthur Loiret
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Hello,

I tried to use the framebuffer on gutsy (vga=792) but it seems broken, there only is a black screen. At least two other persons could confirm it.

Regards.

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Alain Pollidoro (oceanpacific) wrote :

I can confirm it in Gutsy (kernel 2.6.22-12-generic).

I have the same problem with framebuffer kernel parameters vga=791 (1024x768) or vga=839 (1600x1200).
I know my video card support those modes because i check it with the command `hwinfo --framebuffer`,
and all was fine in Feisty.

regards.

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Alain Pollidoro (oceanpacific) wrote :

I think bug #144212 (package console-tools) is the same bug.
I have exactly the same messed up screen as shown in the attached screenshot.

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Albin Tonnerre (lutin) wrote :

Hello,
can you try the fix proposed in bug 129910 fixes the issue ? (basically, add fbcon to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, run sudo update-initramfs -u, and reboot with vga=whatever). I think your issue might be caused by that bug
Cheers

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status: New → Triaged
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Alain Pollidoro (oceanpacific) wrote :

That works.
Thanks.

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Fernando Miguel (fernandomiguel) wrote :

On Monday 24 September 2007 14:17:01 Alain Pollidoro wrote:
>
> I think bug #144212 (package console-tools) is the same bug.
> I have exactly the same messed up screen as shown in the attached screenshot.
>

Could this also be related to my probs trying to install Gusty using the HD media install?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3404911

As you can see in the screen shot the screen goes crazy after selecting selecting the Ubuntu-Desktop package.

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Albert Damen (albrt) wrote :

BuGabundo, that problem during installation is bug 127008, which has just been fixed.

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Fernando Miguel (fernandomiguel) wrote : Re: [Bug 141221] framebuffer doesn't work on gutsy kernel

On Sunday 30 September 2007 15:56:32 albert wrote:
> BuGabundo, that problem during installation is bug 127008, which has just been fixed.

Thanks for the heads up.
I'll subscrive to that bug then.

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