ibook G4 doesn't boot because of framebuffer
Bug #161741 reported by
fuoco
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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usplash (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I installed Gutsy on my iBook 14'' 1.42Ghz (G4), although the livecd had problems booting - known issues not yet fixed but already have bug reports.
After installing the system fails to boot right at the beginning because of the framebuffer. the screen shows blurry pixels of different colors, and nothing is responsive. Once I start with video=ofonly i can boot normally, but I don't get the bootsplash.
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So I found out the problem was usplash, which is installed with /etc/usplash.conf that lacks any resolution setting - once I put there 1024x768 setting, it works perfectly, and even got me back control over lcd brightness which was lost since gutsy.
I do believe it is a serious problem that the file is installed incorrectly configured, and that usplash reacts so badly in that situation (even though according to changelog this was supposed to be taken care of).