Comment 20 for bug 162757

Here's comments from a bug report I made before I found this one that might be helpful

That bug is here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/223774

In Gutsy it was possible get the display on a Toshiba Satellite 1800 (which I'm putting together for an group I'm part of) working by editing the Device section of of /etc/X11/xorg.conf to have Option "NoDDC" "true". This no longer works in Hardy and thus the laptop is a paperweight with Hardy. (vesa driver doesn't work either, for either)

The display adaptor built into the laptop is a Trident CyberBlade/i1

A fresh install of Hardy does not solve the problem. Only reverting to Gutsy and editing xorg.conf does.

In fact for Gutsy it is necessary to install an xorg.conf that has NoDDC before the initial installation of xserver.org is made or else the installer hangs with a blank screen during the configuration of that package.

This makes Ubuntu unsuitable for distribution with this laptop as it'd be far too easy for someone to end up with a non-working system, and depending on who gets it (it's a donation that's being raffled off), I may not be close enough to support the end user in case of trouble.