For me this worked : sudo echo "fbcon" >> /etc/modules sudo echo "vesafb" >> /etc/modules sudo update-initramfs -v -u -k $(uname -r)
The screen will remain blank for some time until the drivers are loaded. To have them loaded earlier-on initrd has to be modified. Some info of my machine: grub menu.list (out-of-auto-kernel-update-section): title Ubuntu 7.10 root (hd0,6) kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda7 quiet vga=791 initrd /initrd.img kernel: Linux troffice 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux video: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) -- tty[1-6] are active but display nothing in Gutsy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129910 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
