Update: booting (from a thumb-drive) fails just before the menu is displayed for language choice, etc, but I can open a console window using Ctrl-Alt-F1. The following messages then scroll on my screen (use Ctrl-w to stop scrolling, Ctrl-c to get a command prompt):
[90.464052] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) 508ms timeout going to reset GPU [90.464366] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) 516ms timeout [90.464445] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* last signled fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) [92.992056] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) 508ms timeout going to reset GPU [92.992367] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) 516ms timeout [92.992446] [drm:radeon_fence_wait] *ERROR* last signaled fence(f3ba7600:0x00000063) -- Can't boot Ubuntu 10.04-beta2 live CD https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/560248 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