update for completeness: I tried booting with the latest mainline kernel available: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.34-rc3-lucid/
The screen turns blank once X starts. No virtual console either. Unable to test sound. -- No sound in sony vaio VPCEB16FG (Realtek ALC269, snd-hda-intel driver) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537448 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs