There is a patch on bugzilla.kernel.org which resolves the issue for me. :-)
WFM signoff: Ken Lewis -- [karmic] Modesetting on Mobility Radeon X700 shows blank screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396080 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs