linux-kernel - Pattern of black screens with Linux on newer laptops.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:17:58 -0700
From:   "David F." <df7729@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Pattern of black screens with Linux on newer laptops.

Using up to and including 4.11.7 getting reports coming in of black
screens on new laptops (includes booting to console only).   The
solution is to use kernel parameter acpi=off.  The newer include Dell
Latitude 5289 and  Lenovo e-560. (although searching Internet even
older system affected like HP Envy 17 j053ea and others that
pci=noacpi is enough to get it working).   Be nice for Linux to "just
work" on these systems without special kernel parameters.