Intel 82845G Chipset?

IS the Intel 82845G chipset supported at the moment? Because when trying to boot either Ubuntu, OpenSUSE or any other linux dist the screen blanks just before loading the desktop. I’ve checked its not faulty discs as they work perfectly fine on other computers.

I was thinking- what could be causing this and how to fix it?

According to Graphics - Availability of Intel® Graphics drivers for Linux* it should be supported from what I can tell.