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3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/perl-install/bootloader.pm b/perl-install/bootloader.pm
index 97e3ecd04..c5b570620 100644
--- a/perl-install/bootloader.pm
+++ b/perl-install/bootloader.pm
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ sub dev2prompath { #- SPARC only
     $dev;
 }
 
-sub suggest($$$$$) {
-    my ($prefix, $lilo, $hds, $fstab, $kernelVersion) = @_;
+sub suggest($$$$$;$) {
+    my ($prefix, $lilo, $hds, $fstab, $kernelVersion, $vga_fb) = @_;
     my $root_part = fsedit::get_root($fstab);
     my $root = isLoopback($root_part) ? "loop7" : $root_part->{device};
     my $boot = fsedit::get_root($fstab, 'boot')->{device};
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ wait %d seconds for default boot.
 		root  => "/dev/$root",
 	       })->{append} .= " failsafe" unless $lilo->{password};
 
+    if (-e "$prefix/boot/vmlinuz-${kernelVersion}fb") {
+	add_kernel($prefix, $lilo, $kernelVersion, 'fb',
+		  {
+		   label => 'linux-fb',
+		   root  => "/dev/$root",
+		   $vga_fb ? ( vga => $vga_fb) : (), #- specific mode for kernel-fb.
+		  });
+	$vga_fb and $lilo->{default} = 'linux-fb'; #- make it by default.
+    }
+
     #- manage hackkernel if installed.
     my $hasHack = -e "$prefix/boot/vmlinuz-hack";
     if ($hasHack) {
diff --git a/perl-install/install_any.pm b/perl-install/install_any.pm
index dc658be44..005428700 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_any.pm
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ sub setPackages($) {
 	pkgs::getDeps($o->{prefix}, $o->{packages});
 	pkgs::selectPackage($o->{packages}, pkgs::packageByName($o->{packages}, 'basesystem') || die("missing basesystem package"), 1);
 
+	#- some program that may be crazy on some conditions (hack waiting for Aurora to work if no fb).
+	$o->{allowFB} or push @pkgs::skip_list, 'Aurora';
+
 	#- must be done after selecting base packages (to save memory)
 	pkgs::getProvides($o->{packages});
 
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ sub setupFB {
     my ($o, $vga) = @_;
 
     #- install needed packages for frame buffer.
-    $o->pkg_install(qw(kernel-fb XFree86-FBDev));
+    $o->pkg_install('kernel-fb');
 
     $vga ||= 785; #- assume at least 640x480x16.
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install_steps.pm b/perl-install/install_steps.pm
index a883ace2b..f95573386 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_steps.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_steps.pm
@@ -685,7 +685,9 @@ sub setupBootloaderBefore {
 	}
     } else {
 	require bootloader;
-        bootloader::suggest($o->{prefix}, $o->{bootloader}, $o->{hds}, $o->{fstab}, install_any::kernelVersion($o));
+	#- propose the default fb mode for kernel fb, if aurora is installed too.
+        bootloader::suggest($o->{prefix}, $o->{bootloader}, $o->{hds}, $o->{fstab}, install_any::kernelVersion($o),
+			    pkgs::packageFlagInstalled(pkgs::packageByName($o->{packages}, 'Aurora') || {}) && 785);
 	if ($o->{miscellaneous}{profiles}) {
 	    my $e = bootloader::get_label("linux", $o->{bootloader});
 	    push @{$o->{bootloader}{entries}}, { %$e, label => "office", append => "$e->{append} prof=Office" };