[ubuntu-us-in] a forced framebuffer in Lucid

[Michael Schultheiss]

Pia Mikeal wrote:
> Have any of you installed an Alpha of Lucid to play with?  I notice that 
> on the Server or on the Desktop, that it forces you to use the framebuffer 
> with your virtual console.  I not only think that makes it harder to read, 
> even if you do adjust the size and font, but it also costs extra overhead. 
> From having looked on the net, the only way I have seen people fix this 
> thus far is by compiling their own custom kernel.  I am used to the kernel 
> accepting parameters such as nofb or vga=normal but neither seem to work. 
> I don't mind compiling a custom kernel for my home machine, but for all of 
> my systems at work, that would be a maintenance headache and so is pretty 
> much out of the question as a solution.  I just wondered if any of you had 
> noticed this or have any ideas.  Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

I seem to recall reading that recent kernels (or maybe it's grub2) have
a different manner of disabling the framebuffer than nofb or vga=normal.
I'm searching around and will post back to the list when I find the
webpages I found before.