Definitely not a problem.  We screen a lot of graphics problems for
kernel and other groups and are happy to help.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 02:49:11AM -0000, Terry Jones wrote:
> Thanks Bryce,
> 
> Sorry if I was out of line by subscribing you, but I knew you were the
> expert in this area.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Terry
> 
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/934707
> 
> Title:
>   emachine e725 boots to black screen
> 
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
>   New
> 
> Bug description:
>   Booting to a black screen, however a flashlight shows a faint login window.  I can login, hear the startup sound, but still a black screen.
>   Again a flashlight on the screen shows a faint desktop.  I am assuming the backlight on the laptop is not responding.  Pressing the function key and brightness adjustment keys does nothing.
> 
>   As a work around, adding the boot paramater acip_osi=Linux to Grub on
>   startup allows me to have a screen,  However, the function dim keys
>   make it brighter while the function brighter keys make the screen
>   dimmer.
> 
>   lsb_release -rd
>   Description:	Ubuntu precise (development branch)
>   Release:	12.04
> 
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
>   Package: xorg 1:7.6+10ubuntu1
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
>   Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>   .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
>    
>   ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,dbus,mousepoll,regex,imgpng,gnomecompat,place,animation,session,move,resize,snap,vpswitch,winrules,grid,fade,workarounds,cube,expo,ezoom,scale,rotate,unityshell]
>   CompositorRunning: compiz
>   Date: Fri Feb 17 22:26:05 2012
>   DistUpgraded: Fresh install
>   DistroCodename: precise
>   DistroVariant: ubuntu
>   DkmsStatus:
>    bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
>    bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 3.2.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
>   ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
>   GraphicsCard:
>    Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2a42] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>      Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0212]
>      Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0212]
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120119)
>   MachineType: eMachines eMachines E725
>   ProcEnviron:
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-16-generic root=UUID=5dad1fe6-2c79-4412-ae39-0307a2f6db3e ro acpi_osi=Linux
>   SourcePackage: xorg
>   Symptom: display
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>   dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2009
>   dmi.bios.vendor: eMachines
>   dmi.bios.version: V3.04
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
>   dmi.board.name: eMachines E725
>   dmi.board.vendor: eMachines
>   dmi.board.version: V3.04
>   dmi.chassis.type: 10
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: eMachines
>   dmi.chassis.version: V3.04
>   dmi.modalias: dmi:bvneMachines:bvrV3.04:bd12/16/2009:svneMachines:pneMachinesE725:pvrV3.04:rvneMachines:rneMachinesE725:rvrV3.04:cvneMachines:ct10:cvrV3.04:
>   dmi.product.name: eMachines E725
>   dmi.product.version: V3.04
>   dmi.sys.vendor: eMachines
>   version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.0~bzr2995-0ubuntu4
>   version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
>   version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
>   version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
>   version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0~rc2-0ubuntu5
>   version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu3
>   version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.99.901+git20120126-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
>   version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2
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