First I tested it using the Live CD then rebooted and installed from the CD supplying the i915.modeset=1 parameter at boot time. Once installed, I rebooted again, supplied the boot-time parameter again and then once on the desktop made the permanent change using Terminal.
I used option A in this post to resolve my issue.
https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/X/Bugs/ Lucidi8xxFreeze s
First I tested it using the Live CD then rebooted and installed from the CD supplying the i915.modeset=1 parameter at boot time. Once installed, I rebooted again, supplied the boot-time parameter again and then once on the desktop made the permanent change using Terminal.