[Touch-packages] [Bug 1405277] Re: screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1 and derivatives

2015-04-22 Thread ralphl
Based on hansie's research, finding that linux kernel 3.19 did not flicker/blink, I installed kernel 3.19 into Ubuntu 14.04. I followed the instructions at these sites: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/12/06/how-to-upgrade-ubuntu-14-10-kernel-to-version-3-17-1/ and

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1405277] Re: screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1 and derivatives

2015-04-18 Thread ralphl
I have the exact same problem as hansie describes. I am trying to put Trusty (14.04 LTS, 32 bit version) on a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4697 with an AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core processor, 1024 DDR2 SDRAM--same laptop as hansie. There is no flickering/blinking on the original download of Trusty