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Hi there,

On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:07:47 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> The fix is to either set the kernel option i915.invert_brightness=1
> during boot, or to create a file in /etc/ like this (as root):
>
>   echo options i915 invert_brightness=1 | tee /etc/modprobe.d/i915.conf
>   update-initramfs -u -k all

The above was enough to solve the same problem on an Acer Aspire V3-771G
(model VA70):

  <http://bugs.debian.org/714154>

  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core 
processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0686]
        Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
        Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- 
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
        Latency: 0
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 41
        Region 0: Memory at d4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
        Region 2: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Region 4: I/O ports at 5000 [size=64]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel driver in use: i915

> Please change the i915 module for the hardware in question, to get this
> laptop working out of the box with Debian Wheezy (and future versions).

Fully agree, thanks to Petter for the blog post, which directed me to
the correct fix:

  
<http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Fixing_the_Linux_black_screen_of_death_on_machines_with_Intel_HD_video.html>

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca

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