Christopher, please see the comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/572521/comments/73
It appears I reported this against Frank Lovegrove's bug 572521 as affecting me in 10.04 and 10.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1234429 Title: 1002:5975 [Dell Inspiron 1501] vertical coloured lines / herringbone pattern on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1234429/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs