OK, I've just tested on the same system with an older kernel 4.6.0, and it works again using VGA on the same old beamer that didn't work in 4.8.4.
On Fedora 25 beta I used koji to install 4.6:
$ wget https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/4.6.0/1.fc25/x86_64/kernel-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/4.6.0/1.fc25/x86_64/kernel-core-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/4.6.0/1.fc25/x86_64/kernel-modules-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm $ sudo rpm -ivh --oldpackage ./kernel-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm ./kernel-core-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm ./kernel-modules-4.6.0-1.fc25.x86_64.rpm
OK, I've just tested on the same system with an older kernel 4.6.0, and it works again using VGA on the same old beamer that didn't work in 4.8.4.
On Fedora 25 beta I used koji to install 4.6:
$ wget https:/ /kojipkgs. fedoraproject. org//packages/ kernel/ 4.6.0/1. fc25/x86_ 64/kernel- 4.6.0-1. fc25.x86_ 64.rpm https:/ /kojipkgs. fedoraproject. org//packages/ kernel/ 4.6.0/1. fc25/x86_ 64/kernel- core-4. 6.0-1.fc25. x86_64. rpm https:/ /kojipkgs. fedoraproject. org//packages/ kernel/ 4.6.0/1. fc25/x86_ 64/kernel- modules- 4.6.0-1. fc25.x86_ 64.rpm 4.6.0-1. fc25.x86_ 64.rpm ./kernel- core-4. 6.0-1.fc25. x86_64. rpm ./kernel- modules- 4.6.0-1. fc25.x86_ 64.rpm
$ sudo rpm -ivh --oldpackage ./kernel-