http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/21/136
uvesafb: don't treat mode info retrieval failures as errors

http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/21/141
fbdev: don't allow to set a video mode via vga= if FB doesn't support it

diff --git a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
index 5074422..6c2d37f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/uvesafb.c
@@ -516,10 +516,12 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_getmodes(struct uvesafb_ktask *task,
 
 		err = uvesafb_exec(task);
 		if (err || (task->t.regs.eax & 0xffff) != 0x004f) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "uvesafb: Getting mode info block "
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "uvesafb: Getting mode info block "
 				"for mode 0x%x failed (eax=0x%x, err=%d)\n",
 				*mode, (u32)task->t.regs.eax, err);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			mode++;
+			par->vbe_modes_cnt--;
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		mib = task->buf;
@@ -548,7 +550,10 @@ static int __devinit uvesafb_vbe_getmodes(struct uvesafb_ktask *task,
 			mib->depth = mib->bits_per_pixel;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if (par->vbe_modes_cnt > 0)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/video-vesa.c b/arch/x86/boot/video-vesa.c
index 401ad99..32a6045 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/video-vesa.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/video-vesa.c
@@ -88,14 +88,11 @@ static int vesa_probe(void)
 			   (vminfo.memory_layout == 4 ||
 			    vminfo.memory_layout == 6) &&
 			   vminfo.memory_planes == 1) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_FB
+#if FB_SUPPORTS_BOOT_VESA
 			/* Graphics mode, color, linear frame buffer
 			   supported.  Only register the mode if
 			   if framebuffer is configured, however,
-			   otherwise the user will be left without a screen.
-			   We don't require CONFIG_FB_VESA, however, since
-			   some of the other framebuffer drivers can use
-			   this mode-setting, too. */
+			   otherwise the user will be left without a screen. */
 			mi = GET_HEAP(struct mode_info, 1);
 			mi->mode = mode + VIDEO_FIRST_VESA;
 			mi->depth = vminfo.bpp;
@@ -134,9 +131,13 @@ static int vesa_set_mode(struct mode_info *mode)
 		/* It's a supported text mode */
 		is_graphic = 0;
 	} else if ((vminfo.mode_attr & 0x99) == 0x99) {
+#if FB_SUPPORTS_BOOT_VESA
 		/* It's a graphics mode with linear frame buffer */
 		is_graphic = 1;
 		vesa_mode |= 0x4000; /* Request linear frame buffer */
+#else
+		return -1;
+#endif
 	} else {
 		return -1;	/* Invalid mode */
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/screen_info.h b/include/linux/screen_info.h
index 1ee2c05..20fdc2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/screen_info.h
+++ b/include/linux/screen_info.h
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ extern struct screen_info screen_info;
 #define ORIG_VIDEO_LINES	(screen_info.orig_video_lines)
 #define ORIG_VIDEO_ISVGA	(screen_info.orig_video_isVGA)
 #define ORIG_VIDEO_POINTS       (screen_info.orig_video_points)
+
+#define FB_SUPPORTS_BOOT_VESA (defined(CONFIG_FB_VESA) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_FB_SIS) || defined(CONFIG_FB_IMAC) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_FB_INTEL))
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif /* _SCREEN_INFO_H */