Hi,
  Here's a fix - it's a missing NULL check in get_framebuffer_info

(I think this is an Ubuntu specific issue - I can't see the code in the 
mainline.
I think it was triggered by the code in  
http://old.nabble.com/-PATCH-0-2---Maverick--boot-frambuffer-crash-fixes-td29297713.html
 )

lshw goes and creates it's own fb devices in tmp to prod them, and
creates minor 1 and tries to open it and BANG.


Dave


** Patch added: "Missing null check patch"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lshw/+bug/614008/+attachment/1566195/+files/fb-oops.diff

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