[laptop-discuss] snv90, 91 and 93 install hangs on Vaio Laptop's

[Dana H. Myers]

Neal Pollack wrote:
> Phi Tran wrote:
>> I just filed
>> 6728564 Sony Vaio laptop hangs in install on b90 and higher
>>
>> I'll send out a fix to try soon.
>>   
>
> I can confirm that the Sony Vaio VGN-FZ470E goes "dark" right after 
> booting
> the Nevada build 93 DVD at the kernel banner.
> So this model also has trouble.  After that, you can't reboot or power 
> cycle to
> get the screen back unless you pull the battery.
>
> Using the grub boot line edit shown below (disable acpi_drv) also 
> works for this model,
> and then the install proceeds normally.
>
So has anyone looked at what acpi_drv does that makes the system go dark?