[Bug 789141] Re: initramfs.conf: please document FRAMEBUFFER option

[Andrey Bondarenko]

Related issue is bug 433897.

I've added FRAMEBUFFER configuration heuristic to initramfs config hook in my branch:
https://code.launchpad.net/~abone/ubuntu/precise/console-setup/fix-433897

But I still cannot decice If i corectly understand meaning of
FRAMEBUFFER option.

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Title:
  initramfs.conf: please document FRAMEBUFFER option

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

  According to changelog 0.98.8ubuntu1:
  - Restore the framebuffer hook and script, copying KMS and other framebuffer drivers into the initramfs, but make them optional; you need to set FRAMEBUFFER=y for these to be included.

  Availability of FRAMEBUFFER option was not documented and it seems to
  be disabled by default.

  The result is broken console fonts in framebuffer consoles (example,
  bug 750636). Console-setup script is not copied to initramfs if
  FRAMEBUFFER is not set. Also console-setup in natty does not call
  setupcon from init scripts. So console-setup does not have a chance to
  configure font and all messages in non-english languages becomes
  unreadable.

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