Hi,
All I can say is that I have had the same issues with ati 9100 on Debian.
I just don't give it any more attention, it screwed my system three times.
sorry for the swearing, but it is to keep in tune with the 'dag blasted' bit.
I have better things to do.
Well, I will just wait for someone to provide a reliable package, even if I
must wait for another Deb stable release for Etch (in 3 or 4 years time..)
cheers