This problem seems to have been fixed in 17.10 under X11.
** Summary changed:
- Sections of screen flashing, window shadows flashing, corruption
+ Sections of screen flashing, window shadows flashing, corruption, with
extended desktop
** Description changed:
+ Whenever I use an extended desktop with my large monitor above my laptop
+ screen, there is corruption and frequent flash-to-black of the large
+ monitor. It seems to occur especially when a terminal window changes
+ output/scrolls up / etc.
+
Video and stills attached
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+16ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
-
+
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: /dev/sda4: clean, 357470/1831424 files, 3194597/7324160 blocks
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:Unity7
Date: Sun Oct 8 14:43:58 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
- virtualbox, 5.1.22, 4.10.0-33-generic, x86_64: installed
- virtualbox, 5.1.22, 4.10.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
+ virtualbox, 5.1.22, 4.10.0-33-generic, x86_64: installed
+ virtualbox, 5.1.22, 4.10.0-35-generic, x86_64: installed
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
- Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA
controller])
-Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 5500 [17aa:5036]
+ Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA
controller])
+ Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 5500 [17aa:5036]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-16 (113 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
MachineType: LENOVO 20BXCTO1WW
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-35-generic.efi.signed
root=UUID=06040eea-70ae-4f11-8f45-6cde7f56eb77 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/06/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: JBET54WW (1.19 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 20BXCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40697 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrJBET54WW(1.19):bd11/06/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20BXCTO1WW:pvrThinkPadT450s:rvnLENOVO:rn20BXCTO1WW:rvrSDK0J40697WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: 20BXCTO1WW
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T450s
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Oct 8 14:40:09 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1.1
xserver.video_driver: modeset
** Description changed:
Whenever I use an extended desktop with my large monitor above my laptop
screen, there is corruption and frequent flash-to-black of the large
monitor. It seems to occur especially when a terminal window changes
- output/scrolls up / etc.
+ output/scrolls up / etc.'
+ In addition, there is much more exterme corruption when I press super-S (or
whatever) to see my four desktops, and I move a window around.
Video and stills attached
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+16ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: /dev/sda4: clean, 357470/1831424 files, 3194597/7324160 blocks
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:Unity7
Date: Sun Oct 8 14:43:58 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
