Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

  1. Bug #20283
  2. Comment #88

Comment 88 for bug 20283

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westbywest (westbywest) wrote :

I just made a fresh install of Gusty (v7.10) to a nw8240 laptop. The GUI started by the Live CD had the wobbly windows distortion mentioned above, but the text was still readable enough to complete installation.

Taking a cue from this thread in Ubuntu Forums...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421797

I installed package xorg-driver-fglrx, ran the command "sudo aticonfig --initial" and restarted the X server. (aticonfig overwrites the xorg.conf file to its own liking.)

The display came up fine at 1920x1200 resolution on the LCD. No need to manually tweak xorg.conf. I also appear able to switch screen resolutions just fine in System -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution.

Since I just installed Ubuntu, I'm unable yet to tell whether direct rendering (or for that matter any HW acceleration) works with this setup.