I also had the same problem in my Powerbook G4 12in. Today, I found a
way to make it work.

The problem is the offb driver being built in to the kernel. It has to
be disabled. Here's what I did:

1. Edited /etc/yaboot.conf and modified the per-image "append=" line to 
'append="video=offb:off video=nvidiafb:flatpanel=1 splash"'
2. Ran 'sudo ybin -v'
3. Edited /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer and changed the line "blacklist 
nvidiafb" to "#blacklist nvidiafb" (i.e., commented if out)
4. Ran 'sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-`uname -r`'
5. Rebooted

I think that was all. I Also tried using rivafb instead of nvidiafb, and
they both seem to work. This also solved the bug #35992 "brightness
controls not working for 12" powerbook" in my machine. My Powerbook is a
12-inch model with 800 MHz CPU and a Nvidia display adapter.

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