Comment 45 for bug 370200

This issue is still occuring with the latest ubuntu kernel:
Linux aerith 2.6.32-19-powerpc #28-Ubuntu Thu Apr 1 14:38:11 UTC 2010 ppc GNU/Linux

root@aerith:~# dmesg | grep radeon
[ 0.084204] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: enabling device (0006 -> 0007)
[ 0.471816] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 0.471859] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): Invalid ROM signature 303 should be 0xaa55
[ 0.471869] radeonfb: Retrieved PLL infos from Open Firmware
[ 0.471883] radeonfb: Reference=27.00 MHz (RefDiv=12) Memory=203.00 Mhz, System=392.00 MHz
[ 0.471901] radeonfb: PLL min 12000 max 35000
[ 1.228456] radeonfb: Monitor 1 type LCD found
[ 1.228467] radeonfb: EDID probed
[ 1.228476] radeonfb: Monitor 2 type no found
[ 1.228496] radeonfb: Using Firmware dividers 0x0002008e from PPLL 0
[ 1.228582] radeonfb: Dynamic Clock Power Management enabled
[ 1.282176] radeonfb: Backlight initialized (radeonbl0)
[ 1.282349] radeonfb (0000:00:10.0): ATI Radeon 4e50 "NP"
[ 39.761396] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 39.761521] radeonfb 0000:00:10.0: Invalid ROM contents
[ 40.068426] [drm] radeon kernel modesetting enabled.

root@aerith:~# ls /dev/dri*
ls: cannot access /dev/dri*: No such file or directory
root@aerith:~# grep DRI /var/log/Xorg.0.log
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(EE) RADEON(0): [dri] RADEONDRIGetVersion failed to open the DRM
[dri] Disabling DRI.
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0