Since upstream doesn't seem to care very much about this, I wonder if it'd be possible to simply get the fix straight into the package, like they did for debian.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #374638 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374638 ** Also affects: i810switch (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374638 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- No support for "Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/940GM" https://launchpad.net/bugs/89796 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs