Bug#290925: kernel-source-2.6.10: Blank Screen When Using intelfb Module

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 08:30:24PM +0100, Georg Wittenburg wrote:
> Package: kernel-source-2.6.10
> Version: 2.6.10-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> When the intelfb module is compiled into the kernel all consoles remain
> blank until the X server starts up. Using it as a module is not an
> option for non-CRT screens (see
> http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/intelfb.html, which I'm assuming not to be
> outdated on this issue). This makes the driver unusable for laptops.

hlh has already mentioned that we need to walk away from
the modular fb code, for reasuns such as this. I am not
sure what unplesant side effects that is going to 
have in relation to mkinitrd and the debian installer.
But perhaps 2.6.10 would be a good place to start the
rollback.

-- 
Horms