I ran into this problem my self. I can't comment on which of the to mentioned causes it would be but i would lean towards driver. the Xorg log shows it dieing on "init". I don't have the box in my posession at the moment so I can't attach the log. I'll try to do that in case it because useful.
Maybe this is fixed to some extent in Gutsy as I was able to install the driver fine, the problem came when the machine restarted with the S-Video cable installed. This was the first time I restarted so it looked like this box had a hardware issue for hours until I moved it away from the TV to test it more. -- Restricted Drivers Manager ATI + S-video cable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112292 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs