Public bug reported: In a recent update, my second monitor has started flickering badly when using the fglrx driver with a Radeon 5870. I've uninstalled it and found that wirh the radeon or simple vesafb, there is no flicker.
As soon as I install fglrx and reboot, the flicker recurs. I have a cloned (i.e. mirrored) desktop while testing this and the flicker is still there although not very distracting now. Happens in both Unity 2D and 3D. I will switch back to an extended desktop with Compiz effects to comfirm the issue I had earlier which was almost unusable flicker only on the second desktop. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: fglrx 2:8.881-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Sep 25 11:19:49 2011 DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-09-20 18:38:37.427184 DistroCodename: oneiric DistroVariant: ubuntu InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1) MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-11-generic root=UUID=459e14ec-8e51-497d-91c0-6bbf70c508b2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: fglrx-installer UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-20 (4 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/13/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1202 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M2V-MX dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1202:bd01/13/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2V-MX:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.5.94+bzr20110919-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu23 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1 ** Affects: fglrx-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/858585 Title: Second display flickers badly on redraw using fglrx in Oneric To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/858585/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs