I spent today googling my problem, and found the following PPA: https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa
This PPA has newer i915 drivers and the latest drivers appear to work properly with my computer. Please read the PPA description thoroughly. Using that PPA and proprietary drivers doesnt appear to work at the time of this comment (07/07/11) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/802026 Title: Booting results in flickering screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/802026/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs