https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43278
--- Comment #3 from Jonathan Nieder jrnieder@gmail.com 2011-11-28 00:58:39 PST --- bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote:
executing your proposition seems not to prevent the radeon module from being loaded.
Oh, right --- X loads the radeon module. Could you choose "recovery mode" from the grub menu so X isn't started and try again?