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It would seem that DRM must be loaded prior to intelfb (or both built into the kernel rather than as modules). Otherwise, you'll get an intelfb (as opposed to inteldrmfb), and it won't cooperate with X very well at all.
It would seem that DRM must be loaded prior to intelfb (or both built into the kernel rather than as modules). Otherwise, you'll get an intelfb (as opposed to inteldrmfb), and it won't cooperate with X very well at all. From Linux 2.6.31-rc4's ChangeLog:<pre>commit 78af08d90b8f745044b1274430bc4bc6b2b27aca
Merge: a1cc1ba ecca068
Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:  Fri Jul 17 21:19:50 2009 -0700
 
Merge branch 'drm-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6
   
'drm-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6:
      drm: Move a dereference below a NULL test
      fb/intelfb: conflict with DRM_I915 and hide by default
      drm/ttm: fix misplaced parentheses
      drm/via: Fix vblank IRQ on VIA hardware.
      drm: drm_gem, check kzalloc retval
      drm: drm_debugfs, check kmalloc retval
      drm/radeon: add some missing pci ids</pre>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Consoles]]
* [[Consoles]]
* Kernel Newbies entry on 2.6.29's [http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_29#head-e1bab8dc862e3b477cc38d87e8ddc779a66509d1 Kernel Mode Setting]
* KernelTrap [http://kerneltrap.org/node/8242 article] on KMS (planning stage, 2007-05-17)
* Fedora Project [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/KernelModesetting wiki entry] on KMS
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