Public bug reported:
This screen dimming problem has been around Gnome Ubuntu-based distros forever,
at least since around 8.x.
You can search and see how far back it goes. Today, I am using ArtistX 13.04
and looked for a solution again.
It still exists, I see.
The dimming/freezing has no set pattern when the problem will strike,
although using a browser frequently exhibits the symptoms. It drove me
nuts enough that I gave up on Ubuntu years ago.
Apparently, I was able to sent in an xorg report, so I hope that worked
for you.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-30.44-generic 3.8.13.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-30-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins:
[core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,staticswitcher,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,dbus]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri Apr 4 02:20:47 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: raring
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Redwood LE [Radeon HD 5550] [1002:68da]
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hightech Information System Ltd. Device [1787:2297]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: ArtistX 13.04 - Release i386
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-DS2 REV 1.2
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-30-generic
root=UUID=b9234e94-693f-4652-a14a-f52301e98389 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FB
dmi.board.name: H61M-DS2 REV 1.2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFB:bd10/12/2011:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnH61M-DS2REV1.2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnH61M-DS2REV1.2:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: H61M-DS2 REV 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.9~daily13.06.19~13.04-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1.7-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1.7-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2b2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.1.0-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4.3
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.7-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Thu Apr 3 18:22:53 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
input USB USB Keykoard KEYBOARD, id 8
input USB USB Keykoard KEYBOARD, id 9
input SONiX eclipse mobile_mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6
xserver.video_driver: radeon
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 raring ubuntu
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