Ubuntu 10.04 contains new kernel, X (radeon) and 3D drivers which all work pretty well together and which are configured to use kernel modesetting at startup. The driver stack was in the middle of a major transition when 9.10 locked down; many users have more success with either 9.04 (pre-transition-ish) or 10.04 (post-transition-ish).
You can update the drivers in 9.10 but because of the move to kernel modesetting it might be easier to pick up a newer distro release, or at least try the live CD.
You can update the drivers in 9.10 but because of the move to kernel modesetting it might be easier to pick up a newer distro release, or at least try the live CD.
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