You have been subscribed to a public bug: [Edit] This bug has been around for a bit over a year now, and has gotten rather long, so this is a brief summary. There is a memory corruption issue that affects users of the rs690m, to varying degrees. For many most people, it makes the desktop unusable.
Workaround: *Note: This is a workaround, not a fix. It will give you a usable system. [Natty]: Regression: This workaround now only provides 2d/software rendering, and one must either: * Choose choose the "Ubuntu Classic" session from the GDM Login screen or * Install the "unity-2d" package. [code] sudo su echo options radeon modeset=0 > /etc/modprobe.d/radeon-kms.conf exit [/code] Note that this doesn't totally fix the issue, but brings your desktop to a workable state. Freedesktop.org has dealt with one bug having to do with graphics corruption on the rs690m. That bug has been fixed, but the issue of graphics corruption in general has not been resolved. A new bug has been opened with freedesktop.org to continue pushing through the resolution of this issue. [/edit] ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Apr 6 12:58:29 2010 DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5) MachineType: Gateway LT31 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=617a7a50-d35f-4b03-8bf1-f91ec024381b ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: xorg dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: v1.3201 dmi.board.name: SJM11-YK dmi.board.vendor: Gateway dmi.board.version: Not Applicable dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrv1.3201:bd06/18/2009:svnGateway:pnLT31:pvrNotApplicable:rvnGateway:rnSJM11-YK:rvrNotApplicable:cvnGateway:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: LT31 dmi.product.version: Not Applicable dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway system: distro: Ubuntu codename: lucid architecture: i686 kernel: 2.6.32-19-generic [lspci] 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series] [1002:791f] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:028c] ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: xserver-xorg-driver-ati Importance: High Status: Fix Released ** Tags: apport-bug corruption i386 kernel-handoff-graphics lucd natty oneiric precise quantal -- [rs690m] [Gateway] Graphics corruption with ati x1200 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556782 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp