Ubuntu 10.02 goes either to blank screen, or command line with no network

[Dave M G]

Ubuntu List,

I reinstalled 9.10, and then upgraded to 10.04. I also attempted some of 
the fixes described on this page:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

My video card is a VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 
82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device.

My current situation is that every time I boot, I get a warning saying 
that X didn't load (or something to that effect), and that I will have 
to run Ubuntu in failsafe mode for this session.

However, so far as I can tell, "failsafe mode" is every bit as fast as 
my graphics ever were. On some level, the graphics driver is working 
fine, it just seems to want to warn me about it.

So, how can I get Ubuntu to stop giving me this warning and just go 
ahead and run?

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Dave M G