https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70514
--- Comment #2 from Luke noryb009@gmail.com --- Kernel of the Arch Linux x64 mentioned previously: $ uname -r 3.11.5-1-ARCH
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As far as I know, this is not a regression. Some old live cds have the same problem:
- Booting from an old Arch live-cd (2.6.33-ARCH) freezes shortly after modules are loaded. Halfway down the screen, in the native resolution, it displays the next line of booting up, and nothing else.
- When using a Ubuntu 12.04 live cd or a Linux Mint 10 live cd, there is a black screen and the system locks up while booting. These cds, if using 'nomodeset', can get to a desktop. Switching to a VT and using 'rmmod radeon; modprobe radeon modeset=1' makes it lock up.
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I probably should have mentioned this in the initial comment, but the card works fine in Windows, as well as using Linux + Catalyst.