I am also experiencing something similar with an 10.10->11.04 upgrade . I tried changing to 'Driver "ati"' in the config (as suggested above) but the screen then becomes unusable (before I was at least able to access the physical terminals).
DistroCodename: natty DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) Package: fglrx 2:8.840-0ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProblemType: Bug ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic-pae 2.6.38 SourcePackage: fglrx-installer Tags: unity-2d natty ubuntu Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic-pae i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-03 (0 days ago) version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu1 ** Attachment added: "Xorg.0.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/747729/+attachment/1973044/+files/Xorg.0.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/747729 Title: fglrx crashes X server on startup _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp