FWIW, I just had the same problem in Debian Squeeze with fglrx. Turns out that the “sleep 1” was a good idea – in Debian, I just installed file-rc to revert to “legacy” (as opposed to parallel) boot ordering, which fixed the problem there.
No idea about what init system *buntu uses these days, but thought you could use the information. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441653 Title: radeon graphics mode and console does not start - xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Interrupted system call _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp