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initramfs-tools package

  1. Bug #129910
  2. Comment #196

Comment 196 for bug 129910

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Alex (alexstrabala-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: tty[1-6] are active but display nothing in Gutsy

This is how I got my Dell Inspiron E1705/9400 with ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 working:

Undo all the other things you did with vesafb. The /etc/initramfs-tools/modules and /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer files should be their defaults (vesafb should be commented out again.)

sudo nano /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
Add fbcon and vga16fb

So my /etc/initramfs-tools/modules looks like:
fbcon
vga16fb

sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer
Change the line "blacklist vga16fb" to "#blacklist vga16fb"

The only kernel parameters I have in menu.lst are "quiet splash" (the default)

Reboot and all the virtual terminals work. I'm still having a little issue with the usplash that appears on shutdown though.