More information, it's possible to load the module with these instructions: http://askubuntu.com/questions/705878/can-i-fix-my-corrupted-lubuntu-splash-screen-having-disabled-the-graphical-term
Looking at /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer.conf there is this comment: # Framebuffer drivers are generally buggy and poorly-supported, and cause # suspend failures, kernel panics and general mayhem. For this reason we # never load them automatically. So it seems that the reason this module does not load automatically is intentional. Now that the X.org driver for this chip has been removed and it relies completely on the framebuffer module, maybe it would make sense to look into slightly better support for the framebuffer modules? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-sis in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290727 Title: sisfb is not automatically loaded with a SiS display adapter Status in xserver-xorg-video-sis package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-sis I have the following display adapter (as output by sudo lspci -v) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter Subsystem: Rioworks Device 2038 Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 10 BIST result: 00 Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Memory at df6e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] I/O ports at bc00 [size=128] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [50] AGP version 3.0 Kernel driver in use: sisfb Kernel modules: sisfb After updating from Hardy to Intrepid (on 10-28-08) the xserver was plagued with display errors (see this forum post for pictures: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=961964 ). It appears that the sisfb module was not being loaded automatically. Adding sisfb to /etc/modules appears to fix the problem. -- :: lsb_release -rd :: Description: Ubuntu 8.10 Release: 8.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-sis/+bug/290727/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
