> * A black screen may be observed on some hardware when switching to the > console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver > is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-30687 <snip> > Apparently ATI considers this a bug worthy of their attention, although > from what I know the issue is not an exclusively ATI issue.
The problem with ATI's driver is distinct from the bug described in this thread, and the two should not be confused. The bug described in this thread is really a misconfiguration of the kernel and of the boot-up routine in Ubuntu, to wit: Use of the console framebuffer is blacklisted altogether by default in Ubuntu Gutsy et seq. The ATI driver has a separate problem of corruption of video when moving between the framebuffer and X. The "solution" by the Ubuntu kernel team was to blacklist the framebuffer, effectively making the console unusable, instead of fixing the problem with ATI's X video driver. The kernel team's current position towards the console is akin to throwing away all four tires when the car gets a flat. You have to drive the car on the rims, but at least you don't have to fix flats anymore. Besides, the rims are prettier than the tires, so who cares? Happy Trails, Loye Young Isaac & Young Computer Company Laredo, Texas http://www.iycc.biz -- Blank ttys when using vesafb (vga=xxx) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129910 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
