Re: Please revert 464bdd33e9baad9806c7adbd8dfc37081a55f27e

[Jeff Garzik]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Checkin 464bdd33e9baad9806c7adbd8dfc37081a55f27e "fbdev: ignore VESA
> modes if framebuffer is disabled" is just plain wrong on any system
> which has support for extended text modes in its VESA BIOS.
>
> Antonio is incorrectly assuming this branchout is used only to set VESA
> graphics modes, but it's to set any VESA mode, be it text or graphics.

I wonder if this fbdev update is what causes my X session to die?

I'm using the VESA driver on my ATI R580, and just filed this bug report 
minutes ago: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/8/667

	Jeff


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