[Bug 349943] Re: Screen blinks randomly on external monitor

2009-05-18 Thread jyoungtaylor
Update 2: Upon further investigation, it seems that the DVI monitor and computer go out of sync and that is what causes the blinking. As a workround I have I found that after reducing the resolution of the DVI monitor the issue has ceased. It is unfortunate since it is now running at 1280x960 wh

[Bug 349943] Re: Screen blinks randomly on external monitor

2009-04-29 Thread jyoungtaylor
Update: High CPU causes the issue. I can reproduce it by opening a long webpage in firefox and scrolling up and down the page fast with a wheel mouse. At this time you can see cpu utilization increasing to 50-80% on each core. -- Screen blinks randomly on external monitor https://bugs.launchpad

[Bug 349943] Re: Screen blinks randomly on external monitor

2009-04-29 Thread jyoungtaylor
I too am seeing the same symptoms on my DVI external monitor. It seems to only happen when the computer is being used or any program is hanging. I would be willing to provide any further diagnostic information/steps. OS: 9.04 release x32 Native install Hardware: T60p I have two external monitor