some additional information: fresh install from the Kubuntu 10.04 desktop CD did it, only the bootsplash image appears to be displayed with 8 colors (similar to attachment).
starting (not installing) Kubuntu from the same CD got me a "hanging" system again. ** Attachment added: "Kubuntu plymouth splash with 8 colors (preview size)" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47451791/Kubuntu_plymouth_splash_8_cols.png -- S3 ProSavageDDR K4M266 hard locks on X init when DRI is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336311 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-savage in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

