ubuntu 8.10 uvesafb 不能正常加载的解决

ubuntu 8.10中使用了新内核，用uvesafb替换了原来的vesafb，这带来的不少问题：

1. 依赖的v86d默认没有安装（当然了，手工安装一下就行了）
2. v86d在initramfs下工作不正常
3. uvesafb中mode参数改名为mode_option

之前弄了好久没有成功，近日在https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/246269上看到了一个walkaround，结合我的情况，步骤如下

1) 安装 v86d
2) 创建文件 /etc/modprobe.d/uvesafb，内容为： options uvesafb mode_option=1280x800-32 mtrr=3 scroll=ywrap
3)在/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-framebuffer中加入一行： blacklist uvesafb
4)确保/etc/modules中有 uvesafb 和 fbcon （各占一行）
5)确保/etc/initramfs-tools/modules中没有uvesafb和fbcon
6)如果修改了/etc/initramfs-tools/modules，则需要运行update-initramfs -u

之后重启应该就可以了。

不过这个还是个临时的解决办法，还是希望问题能够早日解决。

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