Bug#883980: security information -- dsa-4073-1 linux

2017-12-24 Thread Gerard M. Vignes
I installed "security information -- dsa-4073-1 linux" and rebooted into the 4.9.0-4-amd64 kernel. The screen-blacking problem still exists, but now it is accented by longer periods when the screen goes haywire. All I have to do to create the problem now is to (1) start Terminator, (2) make

Bug#883980: Experimenting with 4.9.0-4-amd64 and 4.9.0-3-amd64

2017-12-13 Thread Gerard M. Vignes
Without installing, updating or removing any software, I am experimenting with kernels 4.9.0-4-amd64 and 4.9.0-3-amd64. When I applied the Debian 9.3 upgrade, it installed a new kernel and retained the older kernel. I can select the newer or older kernel using the advanced boot menu. When I

Bug#883980: Fifth Manifestation

2017-12-10 Thread Gerard M. Vignes
I was using the latest, built-in version of Firefox ESR 52.5.2 (64-bit), and I noticed that I got the same, consistent problem as with Chromium. When I move the mouse cursor between surrounding page and embedded video (either direction), the screen goes black for 1 second. This behavior is

Bug#883980: Steps to Duplicate Problem

2017-12-10 Thread Gerard M. Vignes
After a clean reboot, I began experimenting to find repeatable steps to duplicate the problem. I have the following programs running across 9 workspaces (which are always running on my machine): Chromium & gPHPEdit, Web (Ephiphany) & Geany, and Terminator (running a split screen). The problem

Bug#883980: base-files: After updating to 9.3, Screen Sporadically Goes Blank

2017-12-09 Thread Gerard M. Vignes
On Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:45:33 -0600 Hanlyu Sarang wrote: Package: base-files Version: 9.9+deb9u3 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, I upgraded to Debian 9.3 today, using aptitude update/aptitude upgrade, then rebooted the computer. Everything seemed to be OK. I am