Christopher, I have just updated the BIOS to version 219 and am pleased to say that I have now been able to boot into the latest kernel 3.8.0-29.
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Output: UX31A.219 06/14/2013 Thanks for pointing me in the right direction on this... There is little or no change log on the Asus website regarding the BIOS, so was initially hesitant in case of problems, but am mighty pleased this issue seems to have been resolved (touch wood!). Kind Regards and once again, thanks Christopher -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214638 Title: [Asus UX31A] Linux 3.8.0-27 & Linux 3.8.0-29 render system unbootable with "black screen of death" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1214638/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
