Ah, adding 'nomodeset' as a kernel option seems to work for Lubuntu, let me see if it does for Xubuntu too...
... yes. Elsewhere on launchpad, there's a suggestion that nomodeset be the default for systems with 'recent' Radeon cards. I am minded to agree. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305003 Title: Both xubuntu and lubuntu crash after reaching desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1305003/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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