I have switched to the newer driver (simply called "intel", contained in xserver-xorg-video-intel), and this appears to have fixed the problem for me.
As a note to any 855GM users (and possibly others) switching to the intel driver, I recommend checking bug #157213 for a note on a problem one may encounter with this card and driver. -- X hangs and gives "illegal extended x86 opcode" after Gutsy upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155312 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
