xrandr was not accepting the parameter :0 as you suggested (it was returning the help page and creating 0 byte file). I ran the following instead:
rich...@t41:~$ xrandr --verbose -q > xrandr.16colours.txt xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default rich...@t41:~$ ** Attachment added: "xrandr output with modeset=1" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/655099/+attachment/1674858/+files/xrandr.16colours.txt -- [KMS] White Screen instead of desktop after 10.10 update (ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 card) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655099 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

