The basic Questions 3) Did you compile fbcon into the kernel, or compile it as a module and loaded it? First make sure you have CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE enabled in your kernel configuration. If it is a module (it is called fbcon.ko), make sure it is loaded. Otherwise activating KMS will make your console screen unusable, but your system should still work otherwise, including X. -> Maybe NO, i use the kernel as i got it. so: sudo modprobe fbcon modprobe: FATAL: Module fbcon not found in directory /lib/modules/5.1.0-1-MANJARO