I can confirm this behavior on a new install of Kubuntu Oneiric from today, i have to manually disable modesetting so the system can boot at all.
Ubuntu seems to have this sorted, but Kubuntu still lacks this fix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827120 Title: FGLRX package does not disable radeon modesetting and prevents X from starting. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/827120/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs