Strange errors in dmesg: "bad bpp 24"

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Strange errors in dmesg: "bad bpp 24"

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On a newly setup Debian 8 (on ESX), I get strange errors in dmesg:
[80476.828509] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828569] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828629] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828688] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828748] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828807] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828866] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Bad bpp 24.
[80476.828925] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Requested geom can not fit in framebuffer
[80476.829000] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Requested geom can not fit in framebuffer
[80476.829075] [drm:vmw_fb_check_var] *ERROR* Requested geom can not fit in framebuffer
To be continued...
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