[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still, but i915.enable_psr=0 fixes it

2019-10-31 Thread Kai-Heng Feng
Please test latest drm-tip kernel without the PSR parameter: https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/drm-tip/current/ If it doesn't solve the issue, please file an upstream bug at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/ Product: DRI Component: DRM/i915 -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still, but i915.enable_psr=0 fixes it

2019-10-29 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Summary changed: - [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still. + [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still, but i915.enable_psr=0 fixes it ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-29 Thread Fiona Hinman
After adding the kernel parameter specified, the problem has been resolved. Thank you so much for the help! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850066 Title: [Star LabTop (Mk III)]

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-28 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** No longer affects: mutter (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850066 Title: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still. To manage

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-28 Thread Daniel van Vugt
I wonder if the problem is related to panel self refresh, since it is affected by hardware cursor movement. Please try adding kernel parameter: i915.enable_psr=0 to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT in /etc/default/grub and then run: sudo update-grub and reboot. If that's the problem then it

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-28 Thread Fiona Hinman
The brightness number does not seem to fluctuate, so it might be a different issue than the backlight that creates the pulsing effect. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850066 Title:

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-28 Thread Kai-Heng Feng
Does '/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness' rapidly change when this issue happens? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850066 Title: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-27 Thread Fiona Hinman
apport information ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: The backlight for my display appears to brighten and dim rapidly whenever the mouse cursor is still, but stops when the cursor is being moved. The pulsing backlight is distracting and causes eye strain. Same

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Package changed: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-27 Thread Fiona Hinman
There is not an automatic brightness setting on my laptop. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1850066 Title: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Please check to see if your laptop has this option, and if so then turn it off: Settings > Power > Automatic Brightness ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: mutter (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1850066] Re: [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still.

2019-10-27 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Summary changed: - Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still. + [Star LabTop (Mk III)] Screen backlight pulses rapidly when cursor is still. ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: mutter (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New --