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... -- [i855gm] Lid close with intel 82852/855GM provokes black screen, loss of control and overheat https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/462939 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs