Bug#398948: intel console framebuffer (i810fb or intelfb) does not work

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 07:03:06PM +0100, Daniel R. wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
> Version: 2.6.17-9
> Severity: normal

this is old use 2.6.18 from sid,
will just install fine on testing.
 
> Hello,
> 
> I have tried to use intel framebuffer with this build, with no success.
> 
> The tested modules are: i810fb or intelfb (only one of them at the same time, 
> of course)
> 
> The problem is: I can get module to load, but it does nothing:
> - i810fb does not write any message at all.
> - intelfb says it cannot acquire agp (in the best case).
> 
> I have tried to load the module from a init 1 (single user) session, 
> running "modprobe <module> <parameters>" with parameters as described in
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.6/Documentation/fb/ files (intel810.txt, intelfb.txt).
> 
> I have also tried creating a new initrd image, including the module (i810fb
> or intelfb) (--> edit /etc/initramfs-tools/modules, and run "update-initrmfs -u"),
> and also including kernel option (video=<module>:....) at boot time 
> (--> edit /boot/grub/menu.lst, run "update-grub", run "grub-install hd0").
> 
> However nothing above worked, as I have just told.
> 
> After searching the Internet for similar reports, I guess the problem could
> be these framebuffer drivers are compiled as modules, and vesafb (builtin 
> in this kernel build) blocks them ?
> 
> Perhaps vesafb should also be compiled as module? 
> 
> Or all framebuffer drivers should be included inside the kernel?
> 
> My system is a HP centrino laptop, 1,4Ghz and 512MB RAM.

you didn't send dmesg nor lspci -vv output so those marketing numbers
are meaningless.
most probably you need i915 and it is loaded anyway, check lsmod.
also install udev if you haven't done yet, it will load the right
module for you.

-- 
maks