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[Joeri Feyen <jfeyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a Dell Latitude E6540 with AMD 8790M and the same issue.
How did you guys fix this or install the bugfix?

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Title:
  AMD Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M[1002:6660] Low-graphic mode with
  Trusty

Status in X.org XServer - ATI gfx chipset driver:
  Fix Released
Status in xserver-xorg-video-ati package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in xserver-xorg-video-ati source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released
Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel source package in Trusty:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [Impact]

   * An explanation of the effects of the bug on users and

   * justification for backporting the fix to the stable release.

   * In addition, it is helpful, but not required, to include an
     explanation of how the upload fixes this bug.

  [Test Case]
  * Try to boot to the desktop with 14.04
    - Working: Desktop works fine
    - Bad behavior: You will be ask to run on low-graphic mode, or you will need to add "nomodeset" parameter into grub to boot normally.

  [Regression Potential] 
   * Low, patches have been taken from upstream. Most likely manifests itself with crash and/or hangs.

  [Other info]
  Commits c84230d686c078aac1dc98d82153f8b02521b2e1 and cadb6b493942a84bfeb298751dce0dee39257a06 upstream.

  [Original bug report]
  CID: 201305-13624 - AMD Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M[1002:6660]
  CID: 201309-14197 - AMD Radeon HD 8570A/8570M[1002:6663]

  This system cannot boot to desktop by "Try Ubuntu" option with liveUSB,
  it will ask you to run on low-graphic mode.

  Steps:
  1. Try to boot to the desktop with 14.04

  Expected result
  * Desktop works fine

  Actual result:
  * You will be ask to run on low-graphic mode, or you will need to add "nomodeset" parameter into grub to boot normally.

  This bug exists in 12.04.4, and it's fixed in Trusty dailylive
  11-Mar-2014 07:51, also the Trusty beta 2 image, but it's now broken
  again. You can refer to bug 1290745

  0a:00.0 Display controller [0380]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  [AMD/ATI] Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M] [1002:6660]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-20.42-generic 3.13.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-20-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.1:

  ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Apr  3 05:44:12 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: fwts-efi-runtime-dkms, 14.03.01, 3.13.0-20-generic, x86_64: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2162]
     Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2162]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-03 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140401)
  MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion TS 14 Notebook PC
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-20-generic root=UUID=8fdb7584-0c55-43ae-923f-b24b1286a592 ro rootdelay=60 quiet splash nomodeset initcall_debug
  Renderer: Software
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/27/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
  dmi.bios.version: B.09
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: 2162
  dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.board.version: 29.0A
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrB.09:bd05/27/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPavilionTS14NotebookPC:pvr089C100000000010000630100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn2162:rvr29.0A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion TS 14 Notebook PC
  dmi.product.version: 089C100000000010000630100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140328-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr  3 05:36:25 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7

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