Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:44:47 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH 11/11] video/aperture: Only remove sysfb on the default vga pci device | From | Javier Martinez Canillas <> |
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On 1/12/23 08:55, Thomas Zimmermann wrote:
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>> Thanks Daniel and Javier! >> >> I wasn't able to reproduce the original problem on my hybrid laptop >> since it refuses to boot with the console on an external display, but I >> was able to reproduce it by switching the configuration around: booting >> with i915.modeset=0 and with an experimental version of nvidia-drm that >> registers a framebuffer console. I verified that loading nvidia-drm > > Thank you for testing. > > One thing I'd like to note is that using DRM's fbdev emulation is the > correct way to support a console. Nvidia-drm's current approach of > utilizing efifb is fragile and requires workarounds from distributions > (at least here at SUSE). Steps towards fbdev emulation are much appreciated. >
I was meaning to mention the same. Fedora also is carrying a workaround just for the Nvidia proprietary driver since all other drivers provide a emulated fbdev device.
So getting this finally fixed will be indeed highly appreciated.
-- Best regards,
Javier Martinez Canillas Core Platforms Red Hat
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