I experienced the same in Ubuntu 12.04 3.2.0-23 with Rage 128 Ultra AGP 2x on iMac G3. The procedure mentioned by Michel Danzer solved. add aty128fb to /etc/modules and /etc/initramfs-tools/modules then boot with video=offb:off.
In 3.2.0.-25 and later, those steps are no longer necessary. On a side note, I have found it necessary to either disable DRI or ForcePCIMode to resolve extreme slowness and the following in Xorg.0.log [ 298.704] (EE) R128(0): R128CCEWaitForIdle: (DEBUG) CCE idle took i = 1025 [ 298.705] (EE) R128(0): Idle timed out, resetting engine... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CA+5TxuM_tcJFVeMB6NxgxLwbUoLDmM=dkbqckmdvcsq9gs5...@mail.gmail.com
