Sorry, I didn't read your description well enough: it's blank _until_ X starts, so of course it's not a X driver issue like I thought.
It must be the way usplash selects and sets the video mode, using the BIOS.
Sorry, I didn't read your description well enough: it's blank _until_ X starts, so of course it's not a X driver issue like I thought.
It must be the way usplash selects and sets the video mode, using the BIOS.