Everything is working for me now. (to be honest has been for a while - forgot to post back so sorry!).
I did have to disable the 3d graphics as suggested for a while but with the latest dapper stuff i have been able to turn it back on! Thanks -- [X600] Black screen with DRI https://launchpad.net/bugs/35601 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
