Ubuntu
plymouth package

  1. Bug #551013
  2. Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 551013

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Re: [Bug 551013] Re: ubuntu-logo on VGA fb (as with nvidia or fglrx binary drivers) does not display crisply

On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 09:29:09PM -0000, opengeek wrote:
> This solution is not very useful if you need 3D acceleration.
> I insist, maybe a solution could be that.
> 1. The default drivers for nvidia cards are nouveau.
> 2. if you want 3d acceleration you install the propietary drivers.
> 3. When you install the propietary drivers form the repositories the package
> configures the system for use the nouveau driver to boot up and run
> plymouth, and after running plymouth the system unloads the nouveau driver
> and loads the propietary driver to use the 3D accelerated desktop.

> Is possible to do it or I'm only imagining things.

No, that's not possible. Once the console is bound to the KMS driver,
getting the nouveau module is infeasible.

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