I build the driver from ftp://x.org/pub/individual/driver/xf86-video- ast-0.89.9.tar.gz and now the module loads fine... but xorg still does not load.
(II) AST: Driver for ASPEED Graphics Chipsets: ASPEED Graphics Family, ASPEED Graphics Family (--) Chipset ASPEED Graphics Family found (--) AST(0): Chipset: "ASPEED Graphics Family" (II) AST(0): VESA VBE OEM: ASPEED (II) AST(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: ASPEED Technology, Inc. .... (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0 ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log -- Ubuntu 8.10 running in low-graphics mode with AST2000 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/345215 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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