The presumed guilty drm modules are part of the linux kernel. The workaround to disable dri for these cards should be applied to the xorg configuration scripts.
Depending on the number of affected cards/users (of this bug and not all the other similar things commented on here), the workaround should make it into an updated live cd if possible. ** Changed in: linux-meta (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: linux-meta => linux-source-2.6.17 Status: Rejected => Unconfirmed -- [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