@ojordan This looks like the same problem I see with 12.10 on an iMac G5/2.0 20-Inch (ALS) (Identifiers: Ambient Light Sensor - M9845LL/A - PowerMac8,2 - A1076 - 2056) with a Radeon 9600.
I am not sure if it's relevant, but using "video=radeonfb:1680x1050-32@60" does apparently increase the color depth, but glxinfo reports only software rasterization, and unity/compiz fails.
@ojordan This looks like the same problem I see with 12.10 on an iMac G5/2.0 20-Inch (ALS) (Identifiers: Ambient Light Sensor - M9845LL/A - PowerMac8,2 - A1076 - 2056) with a Radeon 9600.
I am not sure if it's relevant, but using "video= radeonfb: 1680x1050- 32@60" does apparently increase the color depth, but glxinfo reports only software rasterization, and unity/compiz fails.