AMD Radeon HD 6620G discrete-class graphics issue

Issue with ATI Frglx driver and desktop effects.

The system will not install without the use of nomodeset in the grub, after you install the system you can use desktop effect with the open source driver however you can boot the system without the constant use of nomodeset in the grub.

Once you install the system boots without an issue, but desktop effect will cause a crash.

Laptop Spec

  • AMD Quad-Core A8-3500M Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon HD 6620G discrete-class graphics
    For efficient system processing.
  • 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
  • Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive
  • 15.6" LED high-definition display 1366 x 768 resolution
  • 640GB hard drive
  • HP SimplePass fingerprint reader
  • AMD Radeon HD 6620G graphics HDMI
  • Built-in TrueVision high-definition webcam
  • 2 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 ports
  • Built-in high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n)
  • Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Are you running KDE, I think someone else had this bug…

Please post here:
Unofficial AMD Linux Bugzilla Main Page

after a week of using it, I can say that there is a bug or five for sure. The question is who’s are they?