Comment 0 for bug 1061790

i put a lot of information here before it was suggested to make a new bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1043518

but to summarize the only way i could get X to start was by turning of KMS, e.g. nomodeset or nouveau.modeset=0 boot parameters. when i did, i got such horrible graphics i wasn't able to even complete the install. a picture can be found here:
http://imgur.com/ArhrV
even using an alternate to directly do the install, the result was plagued with the same problems.

so i set to make an xorg.conf. by auto-configuring the file per instructions here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCFAQ#How_do_I_configure_an_xorg.conf_file.3F
and turning off 3d acceleration which was suggested here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2066064

i tried several other things, like disabling other outputs and adding modelines, but this was deemed unnecessarily so i whittled the xorg.conf down to the minimum which you can find along with dmesg and Xorg.0.log here:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1260328/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-powerpc-smp 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Thu Oct 4 10:58:10 2012
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta powerpc (20121001)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)