started the system without using 'nomodeset' - of course the X didn't started properly but the system did I'm able to ssh to this from another PC
here is what I've got: cat Xorg.0.log | grep EE (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. [ 17.444] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER [ 1059.675] (EE) intel(0): Couldn't create pixmap for fbcon I can provide more logs via ssh, if required -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/860791 Title: X is not working on my Sony Vaio VPCY2 11.10 Oinric Beta 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/860791/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs