This is a known problem with AMD RS780 chipset (Radeon HD3200) and kernel modesetting (KMS), which is enabled by default in Lucid.
To disable KMS, you should do the following in a terminal:
1. Modify GRUB configuration
Code:
sudo nano /etc/default/grub
Change line 10 from:
Code:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
to:
Code:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="radeon.modeset=0"
and save with Ctrl+X, O, Enter.
2. Run the GRUB configuration update utility:
This should get you going. You loose high-res boot splash, but win a working laptop.
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