[Bug 58721] Re: Edgy upgrade breaks multiple Matrox cards

[cyber_rigger]

Fred:

I still couldn't get it to work.

I used modconf to load matroxfb_base.
I edited /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer and commented out 'blacklist matroxfb_base', i.e.
# blacklist matroxfb_base.
I configured xorg.conf with Option "UseFBDev" "true" .

I rebooted. I got the same very dark boot screen with the Ubuntu logo. I'm assuming this is a vesa driver. When gdm should have started I got an X crash.
Here are the X errors:
(EE) Unable to find a valid framebuffer device
(EE) MGA(0): Failed to open framebuffer device, consult warnings and/or errors above for possible reasons

The module matroxfb_base showed to be loaded.

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Edgy upgrade breaks multiple Matrox cards
https://launchpad.net/bugs/58721