[Intel-gfx] Intel black screen

[James M. Leddy]

On 11/10/2011 09:12 AM, Paulo J. Matos wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I got a new PC DELL Vostro 360. This is an all-in-one which uses the
> Optimus setup. An intel GT1 (Sandybridge) couples with an Nvidia 525m.
> Ubuntu out of the box shows a black screen unless I add nomodeset to
> kernel options.

That sounds a lot like this bug:

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42278

It can be worked around by using vesafb instead of i915.