[Bug 11541] No framebuffer for sis chipset

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------- Additional Comments From joerg.unglaub at gmail.com  2005-09-11 09:48 UTC -------
(In reply to comment #9)
> Hi,
> 
> The same remark apply to d-i. Note that i'm not able to install ubuntu on this
> laptop with defaults options as d-i automatically load vga16fb ... This is not
> very user friendly !
> 
> Thanks.

(In reply to comment #8)
> According to Thomas Winnishhofer, the sis chipset should not work with vga16fb
> (http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2003/12/msg01084.html) but only with vesafb
> or sisfb.
> 
> Do we will allow to choose the fb driver in the initramfs ? Does usplash work
> with vesafb in the future ?
> 
> Thanks.

usplash workes for me on sisfb after a i patched usplash.
it is very special for my laptop but see Bug 15039 and reed the further comments.

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