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Dell Inspiron 4150 here.
Intrepid almost would not run because of the video problem. IT would try to start the graphics system and then return to the mini-terminal screen that shows during boot. After a number of times a warning screen would pop up telling me that it had tried to restart the video system so many times (8 I believe).
This was a new install so I dropped back to Hardy and installed it about a month ago from the live CD. It occasionally has to try more than once to start the video during boot. When it fails it splatters the screen with garbage.
The system will not come out of any screen blanking action. Closing the lid, suspend, screen saver, etc. I can make it come back by going to another terminal, ctrl-alt-F6, say, and then back to the GUI. This always works.
A possibly related problem is that this machine locks up about every other day. Everything is dead - mouse, keyboard, screen, other terminals. Even the modem stops if it is doing something. Hard power cycle lockup.
I almost always have Forte Agent running in Wine so there may be a connection.
John