On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:06:40 +0200, Rémi Marchal wrote: > I have bought the laptop N53SN-SZ126V from ASUS with the technology > Sandy Bridge. When I install the last stable version of Debian, I get a > black screen typical of the incompatibility of the kernel and Sandy > bridge.
By "typical" you mean is a known bug that cannot be solved/bypassed by any means but getting the latest and greatest kernel? :-? > I have read that the kernel 3.1 works very good with Sandybridge. Is it > possible to use the stable version with the kernel 3.1.If not, what > solutions could you propose to me ? Yes, you can. Indeed, you have several alternatives: 1/ Use stable and a backported kernel (currently 2.6.39) 2/ Try with Debian testing (kernel 3.0) 3/ Compile your own kernel from whatever source (Debian/kernel.org) and work with that Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.09.13.12.12...@gmail.com