[Bug 27669] Re: wishlist: Could initramfs detect vga=XXX and autoload vesafb?

[dino99]

never got answered

** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Title:
  wishlist: Could initramfs detect vga=XXX and autoload vesafb?

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

Bug description:
  Fresh install of Dapper 20051214 + dist-upgrade 25dec2005 +
  kernel-image-2.6.15-9-686 27dec2005

  Attempting to boot with vga=791 ; screen remains blank until X session starts.
  Switching (Alt-Fn) to console after X is up shows corrupted graphical display
  (distorted root window background) instead of text login prompt. Same on all
  virtual consoles. The system remains responsive and it is possible to go back to
  the X session. 

  When booting without the vga= option, the system comes up normally in
  80x25.

  When booting with vga=ask, it is possible to boot with console up to 132x60
  textmode.

  Booting with *both* "vga=791 splash" options, the system comes up with
  splashscreen (framebuffer mode switch briefly visible before splash comes up)
  and the virtual consoles at 1024x768 are clean and behave normally.

  Hoary comes up without problem with only vga=791 on same hardware.

  Video card is a Matrox Millenium II, 4 MB RAM.

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