# Re: vga16fb: blank screen with Intel GM965/GL960 on HP 2510p notebook

- From: Frans Pop \<hidden\>
- Date: 2008-03-22 19:35:19 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/03/13458029
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2008/03/13458023/t.md

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On Saturday 22 March 2008, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > Can you use vesafb instead of vga16fb? That should be far more
> > reliable.
>
> vesafb is built into the Debian kernel, so presumably that works.
> I've no idea why debian-installer loads vga16fb.  Frans, any idea?

For the graphical installer we force the use of vesafb by directfb, but we 
don't do anything like that for the regular installer. So you could try 
booting installgui and see if that does work.

Other option could be to boot with 'install video=vga16fb:off', but I'm not 
sure if that's supported.

Cheers,
FJP
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