Bug#268169: Same thing
reassign 268169 initrd-tools
thanks
On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 08:07:01PM -0400, Filipus Klutiero wrote:
> I want to have no fb at all, but my kernel used to load vesafb at boot.
> The workaround I found is to move the vesafb.ko file, and run mkinitrd,
> but this sounds like a hack to me since I'm manipulating files under
> dpkg's control. As Miroslav points out, it's also a problem on package
> upgrades. Shouldn't there be a way to disable vesafb on boot without
> messing with /lib/modules files?
> FYI, I need this to keep NVIDIA's drivers to lockup my system.
>
> Note that there's nothing specific to k7 in this request.
Probably the best way to do this is through an option to mkinitd,
such that it dosn't include a frame buffer module in the initrd image,
or try to load it at boot. I have reassigned this bug accordingly.
Patches welcome.
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Horms
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