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initramfs-tools package

add a way to use radeonfb instead of vesafb or vga16fb

Bug #33819 reported by Laurent Bigonville
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usplash already chek if it must use vesafb or vga16fb according the kernel command line. I could be a good idea to also check for radeonfb and other framebuffer driver

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Laurent Bigonville (bigon) wrote : patch

Something like that would be fine

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote :

Patch available for review

Changed in usplash:
assignee: nobody → adconrad
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

This belongs in initramfs-tools now.

Adam Conrad (adconrad)
Changed in initramfs-tools:
assignee: adconrad → nobody
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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

To get your fix (or workaround) included in Ubuntu, try transforming it into a patch (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Recipes/Debdiff) and submitting it for review (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess).

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Jordan Bain (jbain-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Marking as incomplete until said patch is made and submitted.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Jordan Bain (jbain-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Nevermind, the patch looks good. Just needs to be reviewed/accepted.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Nikolaus Filus (nfilus) wrote :

Meanwhile the KMS support for my radeon is good enough (and suspend/resume is finally working), so I was able to kill radeonfb with natty. Wondering, if this is still an issue for others?

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Yes, with KMS on by default now, this setting is unnecessary. radeonfb is now used by default if radeon hardware is present.

Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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