Ubuntu
fglrx-installer package

  1. Bug #750437
  2. Comment #49

Comment 49 for bug 750437

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Tsvetko (tsvetko.tsvetkov-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

"Disabling kernel mode setting is important, as the driver doesn't appear to take advantage of KMS yet. If you do not deactivate KMS, your system might freeze when trying to switch to a tty or even when shutting down via your DE. "

Source: Arch Wiki

For Grub2, edit /etc/default/grub and add nomodeset to the kernel parameter options, e.g.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="nomodeset"