Bug#722551: Several display resolution changes during the boot sequence with Intel Ivy Bridge despite "fastboot" promise since xf86-video-intel 2.21.11

[thibaut bethune]

Hi,

Debian 8 is now released since a few months and is really great.

However "Fastboot", released more than 2 years ago through Linux
kernel and Intel driver to be able to keep
the same screen resolution during all the boot sequence, is still not
used in Debian.

Having this bug fixed for Debian 9 would be great.

Thanks !

2014-03-04 12:08 GMT+01:00 Thibaut <thibaut.bethune at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> Since xf86-video-intel 2.21.11 (June 30, 2013), fastboot is possible for
> Intel HD Graphics which means that it is theorically possible to keep
> the same screen resolution during all the boot sequence. [1]
>
> However this benefit is still not available in Debian whrereas it could
> give a more robust, "more professional" look to its boot sequence.
>
> Moreover, with Linux 3.15, Fastboot will also be available for Haswell
> and Broadwell hardware. [2]
>
> Could it be possible to enable this feature within Debian ?
>
> Thanks
>
> [1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/xorg/2013-June/055816.html
>
> [2] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU5NTY