I saw the following in the release notes for version 319.17 of the NVIDIA driver (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display- amd64-319.17-driver.html):
"* Added initial support for restoration of efifb consoles on UEFI systems where the primary display is driven over VGA or TMDS (e.g. DVI, HDMI, or LVDS)." It looks like NVIDIA is doing something about this, but their priority is UEFI systems where they have to support interoperating with a framebuffer backed console. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063969 Title: NVIDIA does not work with framebuffer drivers Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Bug description: On my Latitude E6420 running Kubuntu 12.10 (64-bit) with all updates, there is no splash screen. Instead, I just see text. This laptop has Nvidia graphics, though Optimus is disabled so that is not the issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: plymouth 0.8.4-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 8 13:57:54 2012 DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-logo/kubuntu-logo.plymouth InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121004) MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6420 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=20af3c8e-df88-479d-bc6f-da96a47b5fdf ro quiet splash ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=20af3c8e-df88-479d-bc6f-da96a47b5fdf ro quiet splash SourcePackage: plymouth TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/kubuntu-text/kubuntu-text.plymouth UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A15 dmi.board.name: 0PH12P dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd08/15/2012:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6420:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0PH12P:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr: dmi.product.name: Latitude E6420 dmi.product.version: 01 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-drivers/+bug/1063969/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
