Ok that is interesting. Some reports here that when the LVDS is black, that an external monitor is enabled. For those who found -rc3/-rc4 are black could you try testing with the image Francisco was using the 2011-02-08-natty version from the link below. I do not expect this to be stable, I am looking to see if the screen initialised correctly:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/drm-intel-next/ Instructions for installing are here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Natty) Status: Incomplete => In Progress ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Natty) Status: In Progress => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600453 Title: [arrandale] [i915] DELL E6510: blank screen on boot (Intel GPU) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs