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[alex859 <alex859@xxxxxxxxx>]

The hack of putting i915.modeset=1 to the kernel boot line is not necessary using driver version 2.11 from http://ppa.launchpad.net/glasen/intel-driver/ubuntu repository. This upgrade also solved the visual effects problem. 
This is extracted from my lspci output:

VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)

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blank screen and complete lockup when X starts on Intel 855GM Chipset 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566103
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