Possible bug in via-velocity on 3.0+

[n00bsys0p <n00b@n00bsys0p.co.uk>]

Hi,

I've been trying to get a custom 3.0 kernel to boot via PXE on a VIA 
EPIA EN15000G, and have run into a problem where once the thin client 
starts to load the kernel, the entire screen turns into a mosaic of 
random colours and characters.

I've tested this serving a 2.6.35.8 kernel (configured identically to 
the 3.0) to the thin client where the master and client are both fitted 
with EPIA EN1500G, and it works perfectly. Also, I tried swapping the 
master's motherboard to a Gigabyte GA-D525TUD (Realtek LAN chip), and it 
succeeded in serving the 3.0 kernel to an EN15000G without a fault.

In all test cases, the master was using a 3.0 kernel.

Through this testing, I surmise that it is something to do with the LAN 
driver which is used, as this is the only thing I can see to have 
changed between the two running systems. Could it be accidentally 
overwriting the video RAM or something along those lines?

Here's a link to a photo of what the screen looks like when it goes 
wrong: 
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sXFP41oaF9U/TpyMFg89CqI/AAAAAAAAA-I/PBrltIm0cB4/s720/PXEFail.jpg

Anyway, hope there's someone here who knows what might be happening here!

Alex