Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: ?2.6.2? Distribution: fedora core 4 Hardware Environment: samsung x10 laptop Software Environment: Xorg + CSS nvidia drivers Problem Description: First, this problem is only visible when using the closed source nvidia driver. Please, instead of flaming me, just stop reading, I have no other choice since I need the VGA out of the laptop which does not work with the OSS nv drivers. The problem is very simple. This laptop commes with a broken DSDT so I don't update kernels often, and since the last update to 2.6.14 (from 2.6.2) the screen turns blank when starting X with the proprietary nvidia drivers. NVIDIA says it is an ACPI-bug (whatever that means) and can be solved by turning off acpi. Now, without ACPI lots of features of the laptop are unusable. Many more detailed infos and logs can be found here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=65308 Please tell me what other info I can provide or what I could try out to get this running. Sorry again for asking questions in connection with closed source drivers, but maybe someone has an idea. Steps to reproduce: install any recent nvidia driver on 2.6.10 and later kernels and try to start X
>NVIDIA says it is an ACPI-bug why this is acpi bug? care to elaberate.
Please reopen this bug if: - it is still present in kernel 2.6.17 and - you can provide the requested information.