It works on Kernel 3.13 for me (current version in Debian Sid), so the updated kernel is probably not needed.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301839 Title: AMD Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M[1002:6660] Low-graphic mode with Trusty Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1301839/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp