Description of problem: I'd like to use intelfb instead of vesafb for a big console. After adding MODULES=intelfb to /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd as suggested on #fedora-devel and rebuilding the initrd I thought it would just work. It didn't. I tried adding video=intelfb:mode=1280x800 no change. Kernel output: [...] SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 sda7 > sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda intelfb: Framebuffer driver for Intel(R) 830M/845G/852GM/855GM/865G/915G/915GM/945G/945GM chipsets intelfb: Version 0.9.4 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 intelfb: 00:02.0: Intel(R) 945GM, aperture size 256MB, stolen memory 7932kB intelfb: Non-CRT device is enabled ( LVDS port ). Disabling mode switching. intelfb: Video mode must be programmed at boot time. kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds [...] My guess is that unless it's compiled-in, the proper mode won't get initialized. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. echo MODULES=intelfb >> /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd 2. mkinitrd /boot/initrd.new `uname -r` 3. edit /etc/grub.conf to use the new initrd 4. reboot Actual results: Console stays in 80x25 mode. Expected results: Console should switch to framebuffer mode. Additional info: vesafb works just fine if I just specify vga=0x360
Try loading intelfb after booting with vga=0x360
Tried: intelfb: Cannot reserve FB region
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It still happens with Fedora 7 (one of the latest kernels). I haven't upgraded to 8 on that laptop yet.
Upgraded to F-8, still no change with 2.6.23.13-105.fc8.
Installed F-10snap2 on another laptop, same behaviour.
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