[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-06 Thread Mathias Leyendecker
>do you have the bug only on tty >or also on the desktop after 3 sec? Only on tty, although the flickering briefly happens during boot and shutdown, as Plymouth briefly switches to text mode before LightDM is loaded. I do not know whether Plymouth itself is affected because it's so quick anyway.

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-06 Thread lotuspsychje
See also bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- hwe/+bug/1838644 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838979 Title: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel To

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-06 Thread Kai-Heng Feng
Please test latest mainline kernel: https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.3-rc3/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838979 Title: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-05 Thread lotuspsychje
Thank you for providing more info, do you have the bug only on tty or also on the desktop after 3 sec? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838979 Title: [i915] framebuffer console

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-05 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: linux-hwe (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1838979 Title:

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-05 Thread Mathias Leyendecker
apport-collect did not create anything meaningful (exited with "Package linux-hwe not installed and no hook available, ignoring"), but I ran a few commands (including dmesg) to try to include a more complete report. Please let me know if you need anything else. My computer is the Clevo N750WU

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-05 Thread lotuspsychje
Thank you for making ubuntu better! To file bugs please use ubuntu-bug packagename in the future so relevant info collects into your bug and developers can debug more easy that way. In this stage you can still collect the info with: apport-collect bugID Could you please also add the model/type

[Bug 1838979] Re: [i915] framebuffer console flickers on 5.0.0 kernel

2019-08-05 Thread Mathias Leyendecker
** Description changed: Since upgrading to kernel 5.0.0-23-generic, the framebuffer tty is unusable due to flickering like crazy, showing green rectangles instead of a console. X.Org and Plymouth still display correctly. In addition, the following message appears in dmesg: [