Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751799AbdF3XSB (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:18:01 -0400 Received: from mail-pg0-f50.google.com ([74.125.83.50]:35481 "EHLO mail-pg0-f50.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751322AbdF3XSA (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:18:00 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "David F." Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:17:58 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Pattern of black screens with Linux on newer laptops. To: linux-kernel Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 459 Lines: 7 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.