I'm having a very similar problem to this too, and I also suspect it's
probably something to do with the open source ATI drivers.
When booting from the Live CD (and I've tried the 64-bit and 32-bit
versions) I don't even get as far as the screen for installing/trying
Ubuntu/Memtest/checking the
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Status: New = Triaged
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided = High
** Also affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu Lucid)
Importance: High
Status: Triaged
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Lucid beta 2 unbootable from
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I downloaded the beta 2 ISO from the servers and made a LiveCD for fresh
install of 10.04. The boot process is carried out until near the end,
the purple plymouth screen goes away and then all I get is flickering
screen with lines running across it. I did a few
I think this is caused by the open source ATI drivers. This is how I
managed to bypass the problem, if anyone else has the same issue:
Get a liveCd/LiveUSB and boot normally without any options. Let plymouth
do its work and once you get to the stage that the GPU is being reset
every few seconds
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