I updated the xserver-xorg-video-ati and it's dependencies to the current version in the Jaunty repos (1:6.10.0-1ubuntu1) and f-spot once again starts and runs properly.
I updated the xserver- xorg-video- ati and it's dependencies to the current version in the Jaunty repos (1:6.10.0-1ubuntu1) and f-spot once again starts and runs properly.