The DDC problem seems to be known for this chipset (Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE) according to http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1900323 and Bug #29436 so it doesn't seem to be laptop specific.
-- xserver-xorg-video-intel does not work with 845G https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135093 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
