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

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regarding intel console framebuffer (i810fb or intelfb) does not work
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Package: linux-image-2.6.17-2-686
Version: 2.6.17-9
Severity: normal

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.


Thank you,


Daniel R.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to es_ES.UTF-8)

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 depends on:
ii  initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.85a      tools for generating an initramfs
ii  module-init-tools             3.2.2-3    tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.17-2-686 recommends:
pn  libc6-i686                    <none>     (no description available)

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--- Begin Message --- 
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 12:09:13AM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 01:59:01PM +0200, Olaf Zaplinski wrote:
> > Adding intelfb and intel_agp to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules did not
> > help here.
> 
> What's the status in Lenny and/or current unstable?

No further feedback, closing. If the error persists, please reopen,

Cheers,
       Moritz

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