I can confirm this bug on Gutsy. I'm using a nividia FX5700 with nvidia driver. It seems that the fbcon module is not loaded by initramfs. If I load it by hand (sudo modprobe fbcon) the vga console works again.
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Framebuffer consoles no not work in gutsy https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135613 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs