there is no support for the r5xx series of chips (card numbering X1xxx), because ati refuse to release documentation. for the time being (i.e. until the reverse-engineered driver works), vesa is your only option.
** Summary changed: - ati driver crashes X on MacBook Pro + no r5xx support in radeon driver ** Description changed: - When enabling the "ati" driver for X on a MacBook Pro X crashes. Log - attached. + The 'radeon' driver does not support ATI's r5xx series of chips (i.e. + cards X1xxx), which is included in the MacBook Pro. ** Tags added: ati macbook macbookpro r500 r5xx radeon -- no r5xx support in radeon driver https://launchpad.net/bugs/87244 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
