Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #36875
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 36875

Revision history for this message
apelete (apelete) wrote :

I also have the same problem, having an ATI X700 graphic card on an Asus laptop.
In fact, after installation is done, after the first reboot , you won't have anything printed on screen even though you can hear the "drums" notifying that you can now log into your new system. The problem is due to a bad configuration of the video card in xorg.conf. In order to use the graphic mode, you have to change to a text terminal (ctrl-alt-F1 to F6) and add this line in the Device section of xorg.conf:

Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,NONE"

After that, a restart of X server will bring the screen back to normal in the graphic terminal (ctrl-alt-F7).
I already had this problem in Breezy, and it would be a could thing if it can be resolved (automatic configuration during install) in Dapper.