System console is unusable with kernel-2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64
Issue
- Unable to use system console with latest kernel(2.6-32-504.el6.x86_64).
- Kernel Mode Setting appears to have stopped working going from 2.6-32-431-29.2.el6.x86_64 to 2.6-32-504.el6.x86_64
- The screen shows tearing and wobbling (its unusable) on kernel-2.6-32-504.el6.x86_64, unless
nomodesetis used in Grub.conf. kernel-2.6-32-431-29.2.el6.x86_64 works OK without usingnomodesetin the Grub.conf
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
- kernel-2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64
- Dell Optiplex All-In-One 9010
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