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Short story it wasn't working with Ubuntu. The default included graphics drivers for Ubuntu 12.04 and before have a bug which causes the screen to be unreadable.
The work around was provided by this most helpful website: http://beradrian.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/install-ubuntu-12-on-8560w/