seems that the bug was reintroduced with xorg-server-1.2.. The patch is there but it isn't enough. I'm not sure how hard it would be to use the old packages. You could try poking the guy who did that patch to take a look.
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: xorg => xorg-server -- Xorg failes to start on sparc https://launchpad.net/bugs/93041 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
