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  1. Bug #144178
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 144178

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TJ (tj) wrote : Re: [Bug 144178] Re: Gutsy Alternate - no console video driver installed

>From a remote ssh session, whilst at the GDM greeter page:

tj@etch-a-sketch:~$ sudo vbetool vbemode get
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After switching to VT console 1 using Ctrl+Alt+F1:

tj@etch-a-sketch:~$ sudo vbetool vbemode get
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tj@etch-a-sketch:~$ lsmod | egrep 'vga|fb'
fbcon 41760 0
tileblit 3584 1 fbcon
font 9344 1 fbcon
bitblit 6912 1 fbcon

Do:

tj@etch-a-sketch:~$ sudo modprobe vga16fb

and text display appears.

tj@etch-a-sketch:~$ sudo vbetool vbemode get
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