__arch_strncpy_from_user needs to be exported if you build the framebuffer console driver as a module. Cheers, Ian. --- linux-2.6-bkpxa.orig/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c 2004-02-27 10:35:29.000000000 +0000 +++ linux-2.6-bkpxa/arch/arm/kernel/armksyms.c 2004-02-27 14:55:02.000000000 +0000 @@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_copy_to_user); EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_clear_user); EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_strnlen_user); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_strncpy_from_user); /* consistent area handling */ EXPORT_SYMBOL(consistent_alloc);