I am experiencing the bug, too. Installing latest updates on Kubuntu 10.04 prevents the X-server from starting. System is an Intel Core2Duo P7450; 4 GB RAM; Ati Radeon Mobility 4530 HD.
Part of Xorg.0.log: [ 0.375361] (II) LoadModule: "exa" [ 0.375500] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libexa.so [ 0.387243] (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 1.7.3.902, module version = 2.5.0 ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0 [ 0.387268] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" [ 0.387274] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so [ 0.387281] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev" [ 0.387287] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so [ 0.387293] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw" [ 0.387298] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.so [ 0.387306] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp [ 0.395758] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] Setup complete [ 0.395850] (II) RADEON(0): Front buffer size: 0K [ 0.395858] (II) RADEON(0): VRAM usage limit set to 228643K [ 0.410271] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store disabled [ 0.410281] (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled [ 0.425865] (II) RADEON(0): Setting EXA maxPitchBytes [ 0.425884] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps [ 0.425895] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations: [ 0.425901] (II) Solid [ 0.425906] (II) Copy [ 0.425911] (II) Composite (RENDER acceleration) [ 0.425916] (II) UploadToScreen [ 0.425921] (II) DownloadFromScreen Backtrace: 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80e887b] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x61a1d) [0x80a9a1d] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb776a410] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so (0xb7255000+0xafd53) [0xb7304d53] 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so (0xb7255000+0xb00f8) [0xb73050f8] 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so (0xb7255000+0xe63b) [0xb726363b] 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so (0xb7255000+0xce4e7) [0xb73234e7] 7: /usr/bin/X (AddScreen+0x198) [0x806ce88] 8: /usr/bin/X (InitOutput+0x820) [0x80b9ce0] 9: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1eb8b) [0x8066b8b] 10: /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0xb74aebd6] 11: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1e931) [0x8066931] Segmentation fault at address 0x1 Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Segfault at X startup with radeon driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/505112 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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