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Michael Sotnikov (stari4ek) wrote : frame buffer doesn't work during boot (interpid)

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.26-3-generic

After grub selection there is no any output to screen till gdm start.
This happens if VESA mode selected in grub command (vga=792 for example). VGA modes work well.

This problem exists only in 2.6.26-3 kernel.
As I can see kernel had switched to uvesafb from vesafb.

There is another bug (#189621) about missing v86d, which is needed for uvesafb to work correctly.

~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release: 8.10

$ uname -a
Linux astar-laptop 2.6.26-3-generic #1 SMP Wed Jul 2 21:56:15 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

GeForce 8400M GS installed on my laptop.

Forum threads:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=850172
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=850361