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[Bryce Harrington <823588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff, sorry to hear you had such troubles.  Unfortunately this bug
report as written is non-actionable.  Here's a few tips for improving
your bug report:

1.  Attach log files.  Without log files developers cannot diagnose the
problem.  Generally, running 'apport-collect 823588' should attach the
required files.

2.  When writing a bug report description, try to think of it more like
a high school lab or a police report - state the facts clearly and
describe the situation completely.  Don't describe things as "random" or
"unusable" or "broken" - those terms are so broad they actually tell us
very little, instead try to characterize the behavior as if you were
studying the problem scientifically.

3.  Avoid assuming that a bug you see on your system is seen by everyone
on all systems; while some X bugs are widespread, the majority tend to
be somewhat hardware-specific or even specific to some configuration
that you've done.  Indeed, there are relatively few bug reports about
-fglrx open right now.  Instead, try to think about what might make
*your* system different than other people's - it can give strong clues
as to what went wrong.

4.  You've mentioned Alpha 3 specifically, which makes me wonder if you
had successfully used fglrx on oneiric previously.  If you have, and
know a bug is a regression from an earlier point in time, it is very
valuable to mention this; often in those situations we can look at what
got upgraded  when as a clue to finding the bug.

Hope this all helps, and good luck improving your bug report.

** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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