Try disabling DRI and see if it helps. For how to change xorg.conf on the live CD before X starts, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdgyKnownIssues/59618 Add the option Option "DRI" "off" (and of course do not change to vesa like in the wiki instructions).
What's the PCI ID of your card? lspci -vvnn|grep "VGA compatible" -- [RS482] hang while starting up X on radeon 200M https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139241 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs