Thanks for your comment on the upstream bug. Sounds like the issue is resolved now so I'll close this bug report.
"The problem seems to be resolved in Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 with kernel 2.6.32, X.org 7.5 with X-Server 1.7. I boots and instals normally, compiz is working as well." ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- [R580] Black screen with artifacts after boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392531 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs