Bug#595103: framebuffer gone for intel i915 starting 2.6.32-21
forcemerge 595511 595103
severity 595511 grave
thanks
Even /etc/init.d/console-setup is affected I believe. Normally during
boot the console messages disappear, then reappear but now getting printed
at a smaller size. This corresponds to the point things start getting
logged in /var/log/boot. The first line wherein being
Thu Sep 23 14:51:41 2010: Activating swap...done.
Starting with kernel -21 they just all get printed at the same initial
size. I.e., the trouble starts right there X or no X.
>>>>> "JC" == Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org> writes:
JC> You can get X up with vesa just fine.
Not me though. And, I needn't start X at all, and before long the entire
display disappears and we need to cold reboot holding down the power
button, disks having been synced or not. Hence grave.
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