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[Justin Karneges <justin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If your BIOS is not hacked, then you must use the acpi_osi kernel param with 
your current install, right?  If not, then I'm not sure what to suggest.  I 
just figured that anyone with a working install on Z12 would be using the 
param.

On Wednesday 23 March 2011 13:35:05 Martin L wrote:
> Are you BIOS hacked, cause mine is not. Are you sayin that I just need
> to set the right kernel parameters in order for the scrren not ogo blank
> after boot ?
> 
> -Martin
> 
> Den 23-03-2011 18:30, Justin Karneges skrev:
> > On Wednesday 23 March 2011 10:13:12 Martin L wrote:
> >> What Vaio are you using?
> >> I tried Natty alpha3 vi a Z12(1600x1280 screen). Not much luck. I don't
> >> see anything at boot (screen remains blank), so I can't boot into the
> >> live system. I might be able to install the same way i did with 10.10
> >> but I don't want to ruin my mostly working system.
> > 
> > I recently tested alpha3 and I had the same problem, but only with nvidia
> > (I had speed switch set, and static switching via acpi_osi kernel param,
> > so booting directly from my working system to alpha3 live CD meant I was
> > still using static-switched nvidia).  Rebooting into the live CD again
> > (such that acpi_osi was not in effect from previous boot) got me a
> > working system with presumably Intel.  I haven't had a chance to play
> > further.
> > 
> > I'm pretty sure nvidia worked with alpha2 so there may have been a
> > regression. hmmm
> > 
> > Justin
> > 
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