Bug#471505: vga16fb framebuffer doesn't work on HP Compaq 2510p notebook
Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> writes:
> As the VESA framebuffer _does_ work (I've tried both vga=788 and vga=791),
> a better option would seem to be to just use the VESA framebuffer for all
> x86 installs by using e.g. vga=788, which is 800x600/16 bits.
> vga=788 is the same setting we use for the graphical installer and I can't
> remember (m)any reports that that setting did not work for users.
>
> We could still keep the vga16fb as a fallback if people explicitly boot
> with VGA=normal.
>
> Not sure if we should make such a change so short before Lenny...
It looks too risk for me, better to leave it post-lenny to be safe.
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