You might try appending your grub boot line with vga=ask and see if it prompts you with a list. Not all modes work with all cards. (don't make the change perm, just append it to the boot line so it's temp).
I seem to remember ATI cards having issues with framebuffer in the past, its been awhile though.
When the grub splash screen pops up, hit the 'A' key and then hit 'A' again to append the boot line, try putting vga=ask and hit enter to see if it pops up a list of modes. It could just be that you're trying to use a setting it can't handle (1280x1024) for example.
If you're running it in VMware the host video adapter doesn't matter at all. I have 791 at home and it works so you might give that a try. I think it's 1024x768.
If you're running it in VMware the host video adapter doesn't matter at all. I have 791 at home and it works so you might give that a try. I think it's 1024x768.
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