" This is finally fixed in the upstream 3.10 kernel by commit e49f3959a96dc279860af7e86e6dbcfda50580a5 and in the 3.9.6 kernel by commit e335ccae2ae4caef26a1e81711c44aec1cc83bd2
Those commits even mention the same redhat bug number as quoted in comment #61 of this bug. The Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" kernel is now based on the upstream 3.9.6 kernel. " And that solves the problem for me. Daily works on my hp1690p. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1029790 Title: 1002:714a Can't boot without nomodeset option-kernel 3.5.X.X/3.6.X.X ATI M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1029790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs