Public bug reported: Every fullscreen window program that have screensaver inhibiter option causes black blinks every few seconds, for example SMPlayer. If I turn off screensaver inhibit in SMPlayer screen doesn't blink. But not every fullscreen window program have that option.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1 Uname: Linux 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency i686 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Dec 7 22:16:52 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.20, 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency, i686: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3] Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-31 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1) MachineType: Micro-Star International MSI Notebook PR600 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.17.1-031701-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro rootflags=subvol=@ VERBOSE_INIT=yes splash crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: A1637IMS V1.7 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: MS-1637 dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: Ver 1.000 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA1637IMSV1.7:bd09/15/2008:svnMicro-StarInternational:pnMSINotebookPR600:pvrVer1.000:rvnMSI:rnMS-1637:rvrVer1.000:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: MSI Notebook PR600 dmi.product.version: Ver 1.000 dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec 7 22:15:50 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: Output VGA-0 xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 xserver.video_driver: intel ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 third-party-packages ubuntu utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400148 Title: Fullscreen causes screen blinks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1400148/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp