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xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #129910
  2. Comment #313

Comment 313 for bug 129910

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Peter Garrett (peter-garrett) wrote : Re: [Bug 129910] Re: Blank ttys when using vesafb (vga=xxx)

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:47:28 -0000
LeGreffi3R <email address hidden> wrote:

>
> Le jeudi 28 février 2008 à 14:21 +0000, PMan a écrit :
> > Come on guys. Please fix this with the fine and automatic upgrade
> > system. It's been way too long.
> >
>
> No. In ubuntu, there are only security upgrade by default, this problem
> (not even a bug to me) is not a critical bug, so no upgrade.

The fact that it isn't a bug for *you* does not mean that it is not a bug.

Among other things, it breaks apps that use the frame buffer without X -
for example, the fbi and fbgs programs, links2 -g called from a tty and
probably a number of others.

In addition, it is still present in Hardy (the development version of
Ubuntu), so your argument regarding "security only" falls flat on its face.

The frame buffer has worked on every version of Linux that I have used
since I started in 2002. This is a regression, whether you like it or not.

I notice that Ben Collins is committing a change with vesafb, so perhaps
this absurd situation will be rectified after all. We live in hope.