noob problems w/ drivers

[McTwizle]

I installed Ubuntu 8.10 instead of 9.04 to see if that would solve some graphics problems I have been having. Nothing major just want to get better performance for full screen video stuff. I was hoping the problems were just with the 9.04 install ( I have googled it to death and am aware of the intel problems ) and was hoping it would be auto configured after install. I still have the Display:0 unclaimed problem. From what I can gather ( I am an absolute noobers ) this means I am not using the correct driver or just using a generic one. Can somebody walk me through setting up the graphics drivers step by step like I am a 3rd grader ? Many thanks and I know this is the place to ask. Very nice people compared to other forums I have seen. Here is what I can gather. The PC is a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop.

*-display:0 UNCLAIMED
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-display:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Display controller
product: Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0

################################################## ########
# xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# Note that some configuration settings that could be done previously
# in this file, now are automatically configured by the server and settings
# here are ignored.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Device"
Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

[McTwizle]

nobody knows? I have gone into the synaptic package manager and X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver is installed but I dont think its using it. Full screen video is choppy at best. When I play online poker (full tilt) it looks really bad and I have to have the window minimized to make it run even decent. I dont know how to test anything really so any advice on performance tests would be nice as well. Thanks.