Comment 28 for bug 153188

I get blank screen, too. Sometimes restarting the machine helps. Temporary solved (but not 100% if it helps) by disabling framebuffer (nofb kernel option)

kernel: Linux localhost 2.6.26-2-generic #1 SMP Thu Jun 19 15:51:43 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

video driver: various versions of ...video-intel (2.2.x, 2.3.x)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 383e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        I/O ports at 1800 [size=8]
        Capabilities: <access denied>
        Kernel modules: intelfb

00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c)
        Subsystem: Lenovo Device 383e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at fc100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Capabilities: <access denied>