Comment 38 for bug 214119

@Martin-Eric
>Do you mean 2.8.0-7ubuntu2 as available in my PPA?
Yes. Do you think you can find what is causing the monitor flicker at login that Jordan and I are encountering?

@Jordan
>Attach your X log
Done.

>Xorg -configure works
This did not work for me, since I edited xorg.conf directly.

Re: scrambled image
>That is kernel based breakage
Bug Number?

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The following worked for me so I will post it as a current workarround:

Package Tested:
xserver-xorg-video-amd 2.7.7.8-0ubuntu1

Source:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/q-funk/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/q-funk/ubuntu hardy main

Instructions:
1) Install Hardy
2) Add souces above to /etc/apt/sources.list
3) sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-amd=2.7.7.8-0ubuntu1
4) Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf by adding " Driver "amd" " to the Device Section
5) Reboot and the login screen is at maximum resolution

Now is there a possibility to automate detection so that the user won't have to modify xorg.conf?