The bug I report her appears to be old and well-known to xorg/freedesktop See https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24966 Will attempt to download and debug source code...
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #24966 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24966 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/900111 Title: X server on Matrox g550 is all black (no output) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-mga/+bug/900111/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs