Ashley, Confirmed also here. ACPI=off does allow X to start. Thanks for that tip!
After today's updates though, normal boot sequence still generates the same oops, and same freeze. And, sony_acpi module is still loaded ! -- Oops (xorg) after dapper->edgy dist-upgrade Toshiba Portege 4000 https://launchpad.net/bugs/64081 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs