This happens as VGA is not the output connected to your hardware. You'll likely see the correct screen if you plug in a monitor to the VGA port of the netbook. viafb will work if you give it the options (as explained in viafb.txt) viafb_active_dev=DVI viafb_mode=800x480 I don't know how to fix the problem for X as I'm only using the framebuffer driver (with -fbdev if X is needed).
-- Ubuntu 10.04 alpha 3 boot corrupts screen on VIA VX800 graphics (A110 netbook) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/538430 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs