Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10877] New: black screen when booting using vesafb

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On Fri,  6 Jun 2008 13:54:30 -0700 (PDT)
bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10877

           Summary: black screen when booting using vesafb
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.24 - 2.6.25-rc4 - 2.6.26.4 - 2.6.26.5
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Console/Framebuffers
        AssignedTo: jsimmons@infradead.org
        ReportedBy: born.into.silence@gmail.com


Latest working kernel version: None
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24
Distribution: gentoo
Hardware Environment: Asus m51se laptop
Software Environment:
Problem Description: Screen goes black when using vga=xxx setting on boot, but
the radeon HD 3470 is said to be vesa-compliant. Tested values : 791, 788, 791,
789. System keeps booting (I can ssh the box)

Steps to reproduce: boot with vga=xxx

istr we've seen other reports of recent problems with vga=, but I don't
recall the outcome?

Thanks.

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