On my IA-64, X still fails to start because of this bug with the error, (==) ATI(0): Chipset: "ati". (**) ATI(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 (EE) ATI(0): Adapters found to be in VGA mode on server entry are not supported by the MMIO-only version of this driver. (II) UnloadModule: "ati" (II) UnloadModule: "atimisc" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/atimisc_drv.o (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
The card in question is an ATI Rage XL. Regards, -- Kyle McMartin
