The edgy package is based on X 7.1 and can't just be used 'as-is' on 7.0, but the fix itself is a simple patch that could easily be applied to dapper version of the driver
-- system freeze when using ati radeon 7000 with xorg "ati" driver https://launchpad.net/bugs/16873 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
