well I retried to install ubuntu 10.04.1 (hoping the intel issues were solve - my mistake) and updated the following:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/intel-driver $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/855gm-fix $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install dkms 855gm-fix-dkms
as described in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes
the problem persist and I am back in Ubuntu 8.04...
well I retried to install ubuntu 10.04.1 (hoping the intel issues were solve - my mistake) and updated the following:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/ intel-driver
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:glasen/ 855gm-fix
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install dkms 855gm-fix-dkms
as described in https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/X/Bugs/ Lucidi8xxFreeze s
the problem persist and I am back in Ubuntu 8.04...