I seamed to have resolved this issue with a few updates. Here are my steps I used.
1. Opened Software & Updates->Updates. I checked the Pre-release updates (saucy-proposed) checkbox. I clicked Close entered my root password and let the update run. 2. Opened Software Updater and allowed it to run. This installed the following: 2014-02-14 08:14:58 upgrade lightdm:amd64 1.8.4-0ubuntu1 1.8.5-0ubuntu1 2014-02-14 08:14:59 upgrade liblightdm-gobject-1-0:amd64 1.8.4-0ubuntu1 1.8.5-0ubuntu1 2014-02-14 08:15:06 upgrade linux-headers-generic:amd64 3.11.0.15.16 3.11.0.17.18 2014-02-14 08:15:07 upgrade linux-libc-dev:amd64 3.11.0-15.25 3.11.0-17.31 3. Rebooted. 4. Opened Software & Updates->Additional Drivers. I choose the fglrx-updates(proprietary). Click Apply Changes then restart. 5. Now this is where everything gets sketchy. On the reboot the system crashes just after the Ubuntu 13.10 splash screen and restart. I will stay in this loop until you interrupt Grub. I then choose the oldest Kernel image I have 3.8.0.19.35. 6. Go through a normal boot, login, and I get a black screen with and active cursor. Ctl-Alt-t brings up a console and I roll back the AMD Proprietary Drivers. sudo apt-get remove --purge fglrx* sudo apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-radeon sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-ati sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri xserver-xorg-core sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg sudo shutdown -r now 7. After the reboot, no screen flickering or tearing has been noticed. This may not have been "Solved" but I would call this a work around. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1279340 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 Radeon HD 8470D screen flickering and tearing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1279340/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
