Horms wrote: > On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 08:30:24PM +0100, Georg Wittenburg wrote: > > Package: kernel-source-2.6.10 > > Version: 2.6.10-3 > > Severity: normal > > > > > > When the intelfb module is compiled into the kernel all consoles remain > > blank until the X server starts up. Using it as a module is not an > > option for non-CRT screens (see > > http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/intelfb.html, which I'm assuming not to be > > outdated on this issue). This makes the driver unusable for laptops. > > hlh has already mentioned that we need to walk away from > the modular fb code, for reasuns such as this. I am not > sure what unplesant side effects that is going to > have in relation to mkinitrd and the debian installer. > But perhaps 2.6.10 would be a good place to start the > rollback.
Does this mean all fb drivers would need to be built in? Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
