Ok, I think I got what the problem is. And, unfortunately, I think the solution is out of reach, at least for me. It seems we x86_64 are simply short of a usable working vesa module! That's right, because:
vesafb doesn't work with newer cards. The fact that with x86 it works, it's because it is, in reality, vesafb-tng, the newer release, which of course isn't availabe on x86_64. nvidiafb or ati equivalent doesn't work because thay won't work with the proprietary driver. There is an alternative: uvesafb (http://dev.gentoo.org/~spock/projects/uvesafb/), which is the evolution of vesafb-tng. It works on every architecture and it's completely userland. It needs a kernel patch, though, and offer also some new features, like VESA 3.0 compatibility. If Ubuntu's folks can implement uvesafb, we should be set! ;) -- [EM64T]When booting, screen stays black. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147623 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
