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.
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.