What is "nomodeset" SUPPOSED to do?

[Suvayu Ali]

On Monday 31 May 2010 06:30 PM, Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:04:53 -0500
> Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
>
>> What is "nomodeset" SUPPOSED to do?
>
> The newest kernels have (God knows why) moved the video
> mode setting into the kernel (the only explanation I've
> ever seen for why this is a good idea is that the monitor
> goes "click" less often that way).

There is a very compelling reason for this and progress is already being 
made in that direction. :)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2010-May/372377.html

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