Public bug reported: Recently (<=7 days) on my Saucy box, after upgrading to Linux kernel 3.11, I found uvesafb is not working anymore. How to reproduce: root@saucy-x86:~# modprobe uvesafb mode_option=1024x768-32 >From the output of dmesg, it showed me: ================================= [ 124.535417] uvesafb: VMware, Inc, VMware virtual machine, 2.0, OEM: V M ware, Inc. VBE support 2.0, VBE v2.0 [ 124.586342] uvesafb: NX protection is active, better not use the PMI. [ 124.586345] uvesafb: no monitor limits have been set, default refresh rate will be used [ 124.586511] uvesafb: VBE state buffer size cannot be determined (eax=0x0, err=0) [ 124.586520] uvesafb: scrolling: redraw [ 124.586530] uvesafb: cannot reserve video memory at 0xd0000000 [ 124.586621] uvesafb: probe of uvesafb.0 failed with error -5 ================================= root@saucy-x86:~# uname -r 3.11.0-2-generic
It was working on Linux kernel 3.10.0-6-generic. Any suggestion? Thanks. Steven. ** Affects: jfbterm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212138 Title: uvesafb not working on Saucy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jfbterm/+bug/1212138/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs