Fabio, I tend to agree with your synopsis. I haven't dived much into hunting down the exact cause like you, but I did find this solution on the forums, which relates to your post. Look at orange2k's solution.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=3635667&postcount=9 On Dec 29, 2007 8:57 AM, Fabio Papa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/<http://dev.gentoo.org/%7Espock/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 direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- [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
