Okay, so this just gets weirder. I purge removed xsplash to ensure that wasn't the issue. It isn't.
Session type xterm works flawlessly, as did installing direct from menu rather than live desktop. Session type gnome dies a horrible flame death of fail. In xterm I checked the res of the screen and it's correct. -- Ati driver issues when logging into desktop https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423415 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