The original problem (black screen on tty[1-6]) is not related to nvidia
or other hardware and is caused by a change in /scripts/init-
top/framebuffer from Feisty to Gutsy:
--- initrd.feisty/scripts/init-top/framebuffer 2007-02-07 10:52:34.000000000
+0100
+++ initrd/scripts/init-top/framebuffer 2007-10-22 10:10:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
esac
if [ -n "${FB}" ]; then
- modprobe -q fbcon
- modprobe -q ${FB} ${OPTS}
+ modprobe -Qb fbcon
+ modprobe -Qb ${FB} ${OPTS}
fi
if [ -e /proc/fb ]; then
With this change modprobe ignores all modules listed in blacklist-
framebuffer, including vesafb and fbcon, while in Feisty those modules
were loaded if required by the user in grub/menu.lst, even if
blacklisted.
The change from Feisty to Gutsy in my opinion is wrong because if the
user requires a particular vesa mode the modules should be loaded even
if they could potentially crash the kernel.
This problem can be solved in two ways: either the -b option is removed
from the framebuffer script, like in Feisty, or the vesafb and fbcon
modules are removed from the blacklist-framebuffer file. In my opinion
the first option should be preferred because it would work with any
graphics driver,
BTW since the black console is still functional if you log-in and load
the modules manually it becomes fully functional again.
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tty[1-6] are active but display nothing in Gutsy
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/129910
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