Public bug reported:
Whenever there is a display redraw (for example a new line appears in
the terminal window) all my monitors give a few black flickers. There is
intermittantly some triangular tearing. This does not happen in Ubuntu
12.04
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Tue Oct 9 00:03:06 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.2.0, 3.5.0-15-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.2.0, 3.5.0-16-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.2.0, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Cypress PRO [Radeon HD 5800 Series]
[1002:6899] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:e140]
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV710 [Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100
Series] [1002:9553] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:3092]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic
root=UUID=1685c316-8467-4e27-a574-5a87cfab5218 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F2
dmi.board.name: X58A-UD7
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF2:bd11/10/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnX58A-UD7:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnX58A-UD7:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: X58A-UD7
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0~git20121004.b2048c5e-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati
1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3
** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 quantal running-unity ubuntu
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