Darxus, thank you for testing the mainline kernel. The next step is to
perform a kernel bisect in order to identify the offending commit. Could
you do so following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBisection ?

** Description changed:

  Radeon driver works fine in Oneric, but in Precise it boots to a
  flickering dark purple screen - completely unusable.  Or safe mode boots
  using the vesa driver.
  
- Removing the "setgfxpayload..." line in grub allowed the radeon driver
- to work.
+ Also tested:
+ 3.4.0-030400rc1-generic #201203312035 SMP Sun Apr 1 00:36:22 UTC 2012 x86_64 
x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
+ linux-image-3.3.0-030300-generic 3.3.0-030300.201203182135 Linux kernel image 
for version 3.3.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
  
  $ lspci | grep -i vga
  05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Barts 
XT [ATI Radeon HD 6800 Series]
+ 
+ WORKAROUND: Removing the "setgfxpayload..." line in grub allowed the
+ radeon driver to work.
+ 
+ WORKAROUND: Removed vt.handoff and replace:
+ set gfxpayload=text
+ 
+ with:
+ set gfxpayload=$linux_gfx_mode
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-21-generic 3.2.0-21.34
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-21.34-generic 3.2.13
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-21-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Apr  1 21:26:47 2012
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d1830ce6-1bf3-4f92-9562-0278a9576ed2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120328)
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  ProcEnviron:
-  TERM=xterm
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  TERM=xterm
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-21-generic 
root=UUID=6f0f8242-c831-45df-af15-efefba5f7edb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RfKill:
-  0: phy0: Wireless LAN
-       Soft blocked: no
-       Hard blocked: no
+  0: phy0: Wireless LAN
+   Soft blocked: no
+   Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 2304
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M4A79T Deluxe
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2304:bd11/19/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A79TDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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