304.88 & 3.9.4-pf kernel x86_64: No tty & framebuffer

304.88 driver doesn’t show ttys an doesn’t attach framebuffer /dev/fb0 on linux 3.9.4-pf x86_64.
Black screen instead of boot progress on start, until greeter screen.

system: Xubuntu 12.04.2
kernel: 3.9.4-pf x86_64
cpu: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.60GHz
video driver: 304.88
graphics processor: GeForce 7600 GT
X.Org X Server 1.11.3

Is your kernel properly configured to disable a framebuffer console?