Robke Geenen, the issue you are reporting is an upstream one. Could you please report this problem via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg&component=Driver/Radeon : Version: 7.7 (2011)
Please provide a direct URL to your bug report once you have made it so that it may be tracked. Thank you for your understanding. ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1199409 Title: Xrandr twitches when using DVI-VGA adapter via triple AMD card setup Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: What I expected to happen is a normal picture on all four of my monitors. What happened instead xrandr will twitch when using a DVI-VGA adapter via ubuntu 12.04-14.04: lspci | grep VGA 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 [Radeon HD 4250] 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV610 [Radeon HD 2400 PRO] 06:06.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] (rev 02) fglrx-* in Precise did not recognize all my cards so I was unable to test it. The IGP is connected via DVI to a 24" monitor and via VGA to a 17" monitor, all good so far. Then I have three monitors left, two 15" VGA and one 17" vga, so to use all monitors, I have to use one DVI-VGA adapter. No matter in what order/combination I connect the monitors to the video cards, the monitor that is connected via the adapter always flickers along with the other monitor on that same card (does not matter which card). It seems like the two monitors have two sperate framebuffers, but by default they both show the framebuffer for the monitor with adapter, but when I move the mouse they switch rapidly from that framebuffer to the other and back. Here are three video's showing the problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQiJADHGuZg (Top-Right monitor connected via adapter, in the same card as Bottom-Right) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk9muK8f06c (Top-Left monitor connected via adapter, in the same card as Bottom-Right) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ses1jUcu2k (Top-Left monitor connected via adapter, in the same card as Top-Right) I think it's a xrandr problem because using the same setup with zaphodhead mode and xinerama, it works but its EXTREMELY slow. I have already tried another DVI-VGA adapter, but with the same results. Another strange thing is that xrandr seems to think that two monitors are clones, but one of which is not connected. xrandr --verbose log: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1199409/+attachment/3944844/+files/xrandr%20--verbose I have cut out the various supported modes, the full xrandr --verbose output is attached. As you see, VGA-2 and DVI-1 apparently are clones, but in this case only VGA-2 is connected, I don't know if that is normal. I now have connected two monitors (both 15") to VGA-2 and DVI-1, and the xrandr output has not changed, it still shows VGA-2 and DVI-1 as cloned, but the two displays still twitch as in the video's... --- .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1 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 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: No LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140105) MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. MarkForUpload: True Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu7 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Tags: third-party-packages trusty ubuntu reproducible compiz-0.9 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.50 dmi.board.name: 880GMH/USB3. dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.50:bd12/06/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rn880GMH/USB3.:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.50-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1 xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 9 22:35:33 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.devices: input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7 input GASIA PS2toUSB Adapter KEYBOARD, id 8 input GASIA PS2toUSB Adapter KEYBOARD, id 9 input AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 10 xserver.errors: RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. RADEON(G1): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. RADEON(G1): failed to set mode: No space left on devicehave a master to look out for xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2 xserver.video_driver: radeon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/1199409/+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