[arch-general] Sick of xf86-video-intel? Use the framebuffer device!

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

Pierre Schmitz wrote:
> The problem is: you have to compile your own kernel. The stock kernel 
> provides the intelfb module but you cannot use it because vesafb is 
> compiled in. I did not find a way to work around this. As soon as you 
> start the kernel with a vga=XXX parameter vesafb gets loaded and other fb 
> drivers cannot work.
>   
Hi Pierre,

I don't have a Intel VGA for test, but...

Do you try with kernel option "video=intelfb:mode=NNxNN" (important!
without vga= option) don't work for you?

Or vesafb is always loaded first, then when intelfb is loaded and it fails?

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