[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2013-01-28 Thread linucks
Hi, Just to add to my previous comment (#40). I'm still experiencing problems and have the latest nvidia drivers installed. I tried running unity --reset as suggested in some posts I'd read from people experiencing similar problems. This gave the following: WARNING: Unity currently default

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-11-28 Thread MasterCATZ
Ubuntu 12.10 mine was fine until I tried enabling ati power save feature then the flicker popped up and no matter what i have tried i can not get it to go back to normal even erased xorg.conf and tried purging xserver-xorg-video-* echo dynpm /sys/class/drm/card0/device/power_method was all I

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-11-21 Thread linucks
Hi, I've just installed a fresh version of 12.04 on my machine and am having terrible problems with the screen flickering/going blank for several seconds as well (it was fine with the previous 10.04 version). lspci lists the graphics card as: 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-15 Thread Alexander Bumgardner
Hey guys, I have a Samsung NP300V5a, and I reported the exact same issue as bug # 1028723. They decided it was the same bug as #1028151, and that is where I have been directed to continue commenting. In any case, I just tested the latest upstream ubuntu kernel at

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-15 Thread M. Nease
Hello, I'd also like to test the kernel at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/v3.6-rc1-quantal/ but really don't know how to go about it. Can anyone please direct me to a tutorial or suggest a source for this info? Thanks in advance. -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-14 Thread Mikael Andersson
I still have this problem. And I use Ubuntu in my work. It's so annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1 To

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-12 Thread M. Nease
Hello, I've had the identical problem (to 18 31) on several attempted installations of Ubuntu 12.04. Actually, no flickering but the wrong screen resolution until I change the refresh rate from 60 (incorrect) to 75 (correct). Then uncontrollable flickering. The wrong screen size I can live

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-10 Thread Axel
I seem to have the same problem here. I was running ubuntu 12.04 with kernel 3.2.0-26-generic-pae just fine on my laptop (Samsung NP530U4B) when a kernel update came along. It updated to 3.2.0-27-generic-pae and the flickering began. At first it all seemed fine, until the screen was dimmed because

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-08-10 Thread Stéphane Guillou
Dear Alex Could you check if that bug is more like it: Bug #1028151 I have the EXACT same problem as yours (on a Samsung N310), and when I described it in there, I have been asked to report a separate bug which was directly reported as a Bug #1028151 duplicate. It could help if you reiterated

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-07-25 Thread Hendrik Knackstedt
Also experiencing this on a desktop running Lubuntu 12.04 with a LCD display. Starts when log in screen appears. Flickering stops after waiting for about 2-3 minutes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-07-16 Thread Stéphane Guillou
I think I have the same problem on my Samsung N310 netbook with 12.04 since a few days ago. The screen flickers when I boot up, it starts when the purple screen with Ubuntu logo shows up, and doesn't seem to stop until I play with the brightness hotkeys. It seems to be linked with a problem that

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-07-04 Thread Mike Shaddock
I'm seeing the same problem on my desktop system (Dell 745), although mine is more like #18 than some of the other descriptions. I'm running Mint 13 (based on Ubuntu 12.04), kernel 3.2.0-26-generic. The version of xserver-xorg-video-intel is 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4. Mint 12 has been working fine for

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-06-09 Thread A.Tim
I am experiencing this bug as well. I tried upgrading the kernel and it did not help anything. I reinstalled both 12.04 and Mint Maya several times and the problem always persists. What can I do to try to find out what is causing this problem? Tim -- You received this bug notification because

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-29 Thread Christos Sintoris
Hi, after reading comment #27, I upgraded again from 11.10 to 12.04 and the problem has disappeared almost completely. Now there is no flickering during regular use of the laptop. There is a small nuisance left though, don't know if it is worth fixing. Short flickering appears during logging

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-25 Thread Tobias Knoth
Hi there, i am using a 2730p too. I installed 12.04 and upgraded to the newest available kernel and there isn't any flickering at my screen. The laptop has Intel Graphics. I am using the vga output at 1080p and the laptop screen at the same time without flickering. -- You received this bug

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-25 Thread Tobias Knoth
I remember that the issue appeared at my laptop with precise kernel 3.2.0-24.37. With precise kernel version = 3.2.0-24.37 this bug disappeared. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-17 Thread a.schrell
just checked Kernel 3.4: Linux ally 3.4.0-030400rc6-generic #201205061835 SMP Sun May 6 22:36:08 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Does not solve the problem. Andreas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-16 Thread Bradley Putzier
My LCD also flickers on Acer laptop with Intel Graphics. Not sure if linked to the fact that the laptop has optimus, although not working in ubuntu. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-15 Thread jbeezo
For me it happens on an Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS and only since 12.04 final (fresh install yesterday ,fully up to date with the 295.40 Nvidia proprietaries). My monitor is an ASUS MS238. While at the jittery login screen, the monitor reports 1920x1080@25Hz. Once logged in the monitor reports

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-10 Thread a.schrell
For me its an external LCD attached to the on board VGA plug. Happens only on this system, works on another similar system with the same VGA controller: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) Unplugging/replugging does not help. Andreas

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-03 Thread Arkadiusz Dziób
I think this might help someone to track it: After switching from HDMI cable to simple D-SUB, display is correct (no interlce). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-05-01 Thread Joe Jasinski
Seems I have the same situation. I had been upgrading Ubuntu successfully for years. Was currently at 11.10 when I upgraded today to 12.04. The flickering occurs when I try to log into Unity or KDE. More specifically, I'm using two monitors. One of the monitors goes crazy (moving the mouse

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-04-26 Thread attero
This problem will occur with kernel version 3.1 or higher on my 2730p. For the 2730p, this seems to have been fixed, according to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43123. The patch mentioned there also solves another video issue, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/gentoo/+bug/796030.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-04-19 Thread Magnus Sandin
I'm not sure if my problem is exactly the same as this, but I also get heavy flickering and graphic bugs that was not present in 11.10. My work around: I compiled and installed the nvidia-current package from 11.10 (version 280.13-0ubuntu6.1) for 12.04 amd64. Then I had to add the following to

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-04-16 Thread ses
Hello same problem for me: my system is installed for years now. Dual screen LCD with 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) Early release of 12.04 beta was working fine. now entering Unity / Gnome3 the main monitor starts

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-10 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Arkadiusz Dziób
Confirmed. My LCD screen started to flicer after installation of graphic drivers (Nvidia). It seems the problem is somwhere before graphic driver initialization. After switching from Auto to fixed rate 50Hz or 60Hz (Refresh rate = NVidia XServer settings) flickering stopped. -- You received

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Arkadiusz Dziób
But, after reboot screen starts to flicker again. Ubuntu does not save, ignores or overwrites previus setup. In andvanced screen config (NV) system switches display to interlaced mode every reboot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Bryce Harrington
Christos, ok. Would it be possible for you to post an Xorg.0.log, xrandr --verbose, and dmesg from 11.10, that we can use to compare? Might be just a change in the modeline logic. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Christos Sintoris
Yes, here they are ** Attachment added: Xorg.0.log https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/945006/+attachment/2843535/+files/Xorg.0.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Christos Sintoris
** Attachment added: 11.10 xrandr --verbose https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/945006/+attachment/2843547/+files/xrandr.verbose -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-09 Thread Christos Sintoris
** Attachment added: 11.10 dmesg https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/945006/+attachment/2843548/+files/dmesg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-08 Thread bugbot
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[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-08 Thread Christos Sintoris
I tried the latest mainline kernel: 3.3.0-030300rc6-generic-pae Flickering is still there and unchanged. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily after

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-08 Thread Bryce Harrington
You mentioned this started after installing beta1. Did you have linux installed on the system prior to that? If so, what is the most recent version where you did *not* see the flickering? ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High ** Tags removed:

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-08 Thread Christos Sintoris
I run this machine with Ubuntu for a couple of years. The most recent version was 11.10. I upgraded to 12.04 beta 1 and flickering started. I installed 11.10 again and flickering stopped. Today I install 12.04 beta again and then installed mainline kernel RC6 and there is still heavy flickering/

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-06 Thread Timo Aaltonen
Try with the latest precise kernel (-18), and if it isn't better, try a mainline kernel from here: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.3-rc6-precise/ ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) = xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-03 Thread Fabio Marconi
The flickering one I mean -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-03 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello, is this a crt monitor or a LCD ? --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad ** Package changed: ubuntu = xorg (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-03 Thread Christos Sintoris
The monitor that flickers is the built-in LCD display of the laptop (HP Elitebook 2730p). I booted 12.04 B1 with nomodeset boot option and there was no flickering (but otherwise wrong display resolution). I reverted to 11.10, and the flickering stopped. I will install 12.04 B1 from scratch,

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-03 Thread Christos Sintoris
I booted a live usb stick with 12.04 Beta 1 on the laptop, and the screen flickers when the installer starts. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-03 Thread Fabio Marconi
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/945006 Title: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1 To manage

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-02 Thread Christos Sintoris
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[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-02 Thread Fabio Marconi
Hello From BootDmesg.log [0.00] Your BIOS is broken; DMAR reported at address 0! [0.00] BIOS vendor: Hewlett-Packard; Ver: 68POU Ver. F.08; Product Version: F.08 can you try to fix this on first ? Thanks Fabio --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

[Bug 945006] Re: Screen flickers heavily after upgrading to 12.04 beta 1

2012-03-02 Thread Christos Sintoris
Hi, The flickering appeared only after I installed 12.04 beta 1, so I think the BIOS is broken warning is unrelated. Also when I connect an external monitor to the VGA port, the flickering disappears completely. It seems to me that this is a problem of graphics drivers. Thanks -- You