Since then, AMD released a X Server 1.5-compatible version of the fglrx proprietary driver. If you can cope with this driver being non free, it can be an alternative.
Besides I think the problem is only for R600+ cards (HD2/3/4xxx). I tested the radeon driver on older 9700 and X1950 cards and it works very well. -- Radeon Driver fails to load on 2 Sep daily [ATI HD3870] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264462 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs