Xorg loads omapfb module, then unloads it and uses fbdev instead (beagleboard-xm)

[asohangh]

This occurs after installing xserver-xorg-video-omap3 on a BeagleBoard-xM running 12.04 Beta 1+updates. Xorg seems to detect and try to load the omapfb driver, unloads it without specifying any error codes, and then proceeds to use fbdev

It looks like it loads/unloads omapfb several times sometimes specifying that it was already loaded:
(II) Failed to load module "omapfb" (already loaded, -1197656048)

At some point it tells me the following:
[ 4297.213] (II) omapfb: Driver for OMAP framebuffer (omapfb) and external LCD controllers:
 omap1/2/3, S1D13745, HWA742
[ 4297.214] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 4297.214] (++) using VT number 7

[ 4297.214] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for OMAPFB
[ 4297.214] (EE) OMAPFBProbe: Found 0 device sections.

I've attached my entire Xorg.0.log

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-omap3 0.1.1.1-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.28-omap 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-omap armv7l
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2
Architecture: armhf
Date: Tue Mar 6 14:18:51 2012
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xf86-video-omapfb
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Beezo (robertrhinehart)]

I'm having the exact same problem with my omapfb, the fbdev drivers worked however. I tried specifying the loading of omapfb in xorg.conf but it still got unloaded.

[Robert Hooker (sarvatt)]

Is it still a problem after updating to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/xorg-server/2:1.11.4-0ubuntu7 ?

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