Booting without any extra parameters gets the general strange colors+pseudo 8 bit problem.
So I tried the old standby, booting with live video=radeonfb:1024x768-32@60 which will usually get something running. This got me a black screen that had popup notifications (Ubuntu 13.04 had a critical error, and network not connected). So I ctl-alt-F2'd into terminal, and ran ubuntu-bug, copied the URL for this, and then startx. Startx got me to a desktop background, with the desktop icons on it (install ubuntu and some information folder). I've got no Unity interface, no window stuff, but through the folder I was able to find xterm, and do what I need to do so I can make the bug report. The colors are good at least!
hardware info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/charlesford42 (the first one, iBook)
Lemme know if you need me to do anything, I'm certain I can reproduce this.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-7.13-powerpc-smp 3.8.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-7-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: powerpc
CasperVersion: 1.330
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Tue Apr 9 03:11:21 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M11 NV [FireGL Mobility T2e] [1002:4e56] (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M11 NV [FireGL Mobility T2e] [1002:4e56]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha powerpc (20130408)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=linux
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: ro ramdisk_size=1048576 file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper quiet -- video=radeonfb:1024x768-32@60
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.04.05-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.43-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.3-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Tue Apr 9 01:51:54 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input appletouch TOUCHPAD, id 6
input ADB keyboard KEYBOARD, id 7
input ADB Powerbook buttons KEYBOARD, id 8
input PMU KEYBOARD, id 9
input Macintosh mouse button emulation MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:
Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu4
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