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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

(This is my second attempt to enter this, First attempt was discarded due to a "timeout" error by Launchpad)
When the Sony GDM-FW900 monitor is connected to this computer, The install sequence fails immediately after the first menu with a garbage screen.
If I use a different (lower resolution) monitor, The install procedure succeeds. If I then switch back to the sony monitor, the login screen is garbage.
The video card is an ATI All in Wonder Radion.
I suspect that Ubuntu is attempting to set a resolution that the video card can't handle.
This combination of video card and monitor has been working together for years in Windows 2000, and ubuntu 9.10 when I was able to set a lower resolution.
If someone could tell me how to limit the login screen resolution (what file to edit, and what to change), I think I can make this combination work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CurrentDmesg:
 [   18.226923] gameport: CS46xx Gameport is pci0000:00:0d.0/gameport0, speed 2209kHz
 [   25.452060] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [   34.060086] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
 [   34.140095] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Date: Fri Apr 30 00:09:56 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
GdmLog1:
 
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=96e8ef71-aee7-4d4e-921e-31c9e402ff61 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
XorgLogOld:
 
dmi.bios.date: 05/29/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 761-686B
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvr6.00PG:bd05/29/2002:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rn761-686B:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr:
glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       i686
 kernel:             2.6.32-21-generic

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug corruption i386 lucid

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Can't install when Sony FW900 is connected
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/572104
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