Did what you asked re testing the latest mainline kernel but got an unrecoverable fatal error when running "dpkg" regarding "libcairo-perl" - see log below...
study@Eastford-Study:~/Downloads/3.12.0-031200rc7$ uname -r 3.8.13-03081310-generic study@Eastford-Study:~/Downloads/3.12.0-031200rc7$ ls linux-headers-3.12.0-031200rc7_3.12.0-031200rc7.201310271935_all.deb linux-headers-3.12.0-031200rc7-generic_3.12.0-031200rc7.201310271935_amd64.deb linux-image-3.12.0-031200rc7-generic_3.12.0-031200rc7.201310271935_amd64.deb study@Eastford-Study:~/Downloads/3.12.0-031200rc7$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb sudo: unable to resolve host Eastford-Study [sudo] password for study: Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-3.12.0-031200rc7. dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package 'libcairo-perl' is missing final newline study@Eastford-Study:~/Downloads/3.12.0-031200rc7$ On 28/10/13 03:48, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > Charles Timms, could you please test the latest mainline kernel via > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.12-rc7-saucy/ and > advise to the results? > > ** Tags added: latest-bios-p01-a2 > > ** Summary changed: > > - HDMI not working after update to linux image 3.8.0.31.46 > + 1002:9715 [Acer Aspire X3450] HDMI not working after update to linux image > 3.8.0.31.46 > > ** Tags removed: kernel-bug-exists-upstream > ** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.8.13.10 needs-upstream-testing > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Status: Confirmed => Incomplete > -- email: [email protected] phone: +27 (0)44 382 4992 cell: +27 (0)72 230 8049 skype: "charlestimms" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1233061 Title: 1002:9715 [Acer Aspire X3450] HDMI not working after update to linux image 3.8.0.31.46 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1233061/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
