Very good.
It has been the same with Mint 17 Cinnamon on a acer aspire 5736z from a friend. The problem has a solution and if it is easy to fix (once you know how to)
It is a kernel error with intel graphics happens to a few laptops (acer, lenovo, hp, etc).
It also happens in ubuntu 14.04, but there if that is solved with subsequent updates to the facility, but not in Mint (or hope clem team solve mint as I have done in ubuntu).
They spoil me again in ubuntu after upgrading the kernel console and no way to fix it. I researched various forums and saw that I had mint solution, so I decided to delete ubuntu (you have hobby to unity and even install cinnamon on is not the same).
To install Mint you plugged an external monitor (before starting the laptop) and making mirror with function keys (Fn + F4 or F5) do not have it now in front.
I relied on the solution proposed in .... viewtopic.php? F = 68 & t = 141535 and some English forum, they were practically the same.
Install mint (with usb or dvd) and update it with the external monitor (always mirror dual monitor, not extended. This depends on the function key you use), then run the following in terminal
gksu gedit / etc / rc.local
Before the line:
exit 0
sets the following line:
setpci-s 00:02.0 F4.B = 30
Dale to save and close.
For the grub startup screen is fixed on the monitor of laptop do the following
sudo sed-i 's / GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX = "" / GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX = "Linux acpi_osi =" / g' / etc / default / grub
sudo update-grub
My works for me, keeps coming in black system load until it finishes booting, but only a moment.
If the computer goes to sleep or into hibernation, put back in the black screen, but is arranged by adjusting the control screen brightness (Fn + Left or Right direction keys).
There is solution for this in some forums, but how it works with the brightness setting compliqué not apply in my life.
I hope you serve, luck ...: D