linux-kernel - Re: Simple DRM frame buffer driver not working on Dell desktop with Nvidia card

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:31:24 +0200
From:   Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
To:     Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>
Cc:     David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Simple DRM frame buffer driver not working on Dell desktop with
 Nvidia card

Paul Menzel <pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de> writes:

Hello Paul,

> Dear Linux folks,
>
>
> On the Dell OptiPlex 7021 with a dedicated Nvidia card, the monitor is 
> only connect to that, Linux 6.1.39 does not display any messages, and 
> the GRUB messages stay until the X.Org X Server starts.
>

It's a known issue. The Nvidia proprietary driver doesn't register an
emulated fbdev device and it relies on efifb to have fbcon/VT support.

-- 
Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat