The phantom display is being reported by -nouveau, but the flickering cursor is an artefact of PRIME. Odd as there should be no reason for it to switch to a software cursror.
** Package changed: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg- video-nouveau (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301414 Title: Ubuntu thinks I have three displays connected - I have only two. Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I was curious why my cursor flickers... and I opened settings of displays and realised Ubuntu thought I had 3 displays connected (1 external - OK, 1 built-in in the laptop - OK, 1 small with 1024x768 - WHAT??, it is marked as "unknown display") When I disable it, the flickering of cursor stops. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-21.43-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-21-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 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 CurrentDmesg: [ 44.268342] type=1400 audit(1396447667.199:33): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=1780 comm="apparmor_parser" [ 44.268348] type=1400 audit(1396447667.199:34): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=1780 comm="apparmor_parser" [ 44.268707] type=1400 audit(1396447667.203:35): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=1780 comm="apparmor_parser" [ 209.657377] FAT-fs (sdb1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck. Date: Wed Apr 2 16:11:49 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: trusty DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3977] NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [GeForce GT 630M] [10de:0de9] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:3902] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-02 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140317) MachineType: LENOVO IdeaPad Z580 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=cs PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=cs_CZ.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-21-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=c3551a5d-80df-4a66-b0cb-cf675521dc95 ro rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 5FCN34WW dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Lenovo Z580 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 9 dmi.chassis.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr5FCN34WW:bd06/11/2012:svnLENOVO:pnIdeaPadZ580:pvrLenovoZ580:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovo:rvrLenovoZ580:cvnIntelCorporation:ct9:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: IdeaPad Z580 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Z580 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11+14.04.20140310-0ubuntu1 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: Wed Apr 2 16:07:25 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 826 vendor LGD xserver.version: 2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1301414/+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
