I also have same problem. System Spec: ATI Radeon 9800Pro ASUS SK8V Motherboard Opteron-244 processor NEC 17' LCD monitor
Tried with Edgy 386 install CD. I have Windows-XP install in the separate partition and doing dual-boot. Somehow, I'm getting the same problem with Dapper install CD and it used to work OK. -- [edgy][regression][rv280] black screen and console freeze when X starts - drm lockup https://launchpad.net/bugs/67487 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs