Ubuntu 10.10 with built-in GMA 500 support
Officially, Ubuntu does not come with built-in support for the GMA 500 drivers. We gave a workaround to this problem way back in Oct 2009 when the Ubuntu had just released Ubuntu 9.10. People expected Ubuntu to include these drivers in the Ubuntu 10.04 that never happened.
However, lucazade, an uber geek has been able to make a customized live CD of Ubuntu 10.04 with built-in GMA 500 support out-of-the box. This works on Acer Ao751h, Asus 1101HA, Asus 1201HA, Asus 91MT, Dell Mini 12, Fujitsu u820, Sony Vaio X, Vaio P and almost any netbook with GMA 500 chipset. He has also noticed less battery drain with this kernel.
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[via ubuntu forums]
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