the upstream bug report has a patch attached to it. Perhaps that patch could easily applied to the driver in dapper.
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu Dapper) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- [dapper] xrandr freezes the system (radeon, MergedFB) https://launchpad.net/bugs/47775 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs