Bug#617866: uvesafb: cannot reserve video memory at 0xf0000000 and error -5

[gernotk <gernotk@gmail.com>]

Hi!

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:08:54AM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 00:47:00 +0100, Gernot Kieseritzky wrote:
> 
> > I tried to load uvesafb in order to get frame buffer support for the
> > native 1024x600 resolution of my JVC MP-XP731 laptop. So I added
> 
> You should get that from the i915 kernel mode setting driver, not
> uvesafb.

Okay, I'll try to activate KMS, which was off by default after base install of debian/squeeze. I guess, it only gets activated by the installer selecting tasksel desktop.

Thanks,
Gernot