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Bug 488820

Summary:	update efifb
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Brian Maly <bmaly>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Peter Martuccelli <peterm>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team <kernel-qe>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	5.5	CC:	dzickus, peterm
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OS:	Linux
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Description Brian Maly 2009-03-05 20:32:07 UTC

Description of problem: efifb needs an update


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible: always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot MacBook SantaRosa, video does not initialize
2.
3.
  
Actual results: no framebuffer init


Expected results: framebuffer should initialize


Additional info:
Most recent driver has code to DMI match for Apple hardware and initialize to the proper resolution. There are a few other updates to this driver that are of value as well.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2009-03-05 20:48:39 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 5 Don Zickus 2009-05-06 17:17:04 UTC

in kernel-2.6.18-144.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5

Please do NOT transition this bugzilla state to VERIFIED until our QE team
has sent specific instructions indicating when to do so.  However feel free
to provide a comment indicating that this fix has been verified.

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2009-09-02 09:00:48 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html