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[Brian Visel <aeon.descriptor@xxxxxxxxx>]

@Pablo:  Yes, the workaround doesn't work for natty.  Or, more correctly, it kindof works.  It provides working 2d graphics (or for some, it seems, working, slow software rendering of 3d graphics).  If 3d is not working, Unity (the new desktop environment) will not work.  You can try installing the unity-2d package, which should run fine.  You should not (or should only rarely) get corruption with that.  You could also change your session (done at the login screen) to 'Ubuntu Classic'.  For a graphical example of both of those, see:
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/04/install-unity-2d-in-ubuntu-11-04-natty-narwhal/

@Axel ohmygoodness you may have just given me an idea for a workaround
for Natty users.

@Andre: I get weird behaviour on Natty, too, but it all goes back to the
same things.  I have the same log errors as you for this.  As to the
freedesktop.org bugs:  There were actually multiple issues affecting
graphics for the ATI rs690/x1200.  One issue (handling of sideport ram,
I believe) has been fixed.  That was not the main issue for me, though
it made some other peoples' problems go away.

@Tim I *might* have a workaround for you in about an hour..

@Anyone working on fixing the code for the bug:
The info here may be outdated, since Ubuntu has gone through an version change since the logs, etc were posted.  Should logs etc. be re-posted?  I know this is being worked on on the freedesktop.org site, but I don't know if there's cross-communication to where sharing logs here would be a good idea.

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Title:
  [rs690m] Graphics corruption with ati x1200