Public bug reported:
On doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10 on a system which previously
had 12.04, using a USB stick, I booted my HP ProBook 445 laptop (AMD
A6-5350 chip with Radeon HD Graphics) to find that some launcher icons
were flashing on and off, and the screen generally seemed to be
flickering, with the icons in the system tray and the launcher blinking.
The system itself was working fast, but there seemed to be something
wrong with the display. A couple of minutes after it booted completely,
the Update Manager started up, but its windows were flickering, and it
was difficult to read text written inside the window. After it completed
updating, i rebooted the laptop, and things seemed to flickering less
than earlier. So i thought i'd open a simple application, like Files,
and see if the display was still awry. It still was. I could see
occassional streaks and dark lines across the screen, and the display
seemed to have some serious internal error. A long press of the Super
Key opens the Unity help window, as we know, and when i long-pressed the
Super Key, the screen starting behaving weird, with text and icons
disappearing and reappearing randomly across the screen. It definitely
wasn't fun to see, and it definitely didn't seem like everything was
fine. It was just not what one would expect off a fresh install of the
latest Ubuntu OS.
I cannot attach screenshots, because whenever i try to take screenshots
of a weird looking screen, the screenshot is either never taken, or if
taken, everything looks perfect in the picture.
The result for apt-cache policy xorg is
xorg:
Installed: 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
Candidate: 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1:7.7+1ubuntu6 0
500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sat Nov 9 00:05:34 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8450G] [1002:9995]
(prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1950]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 445 G1
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_IN
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic
root=UUID=731cac08-a53d-4405-9318-1681ff7bbda2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/05/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68CPE Ver. F.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1950
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 91.0B
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68CPEVer.F.21:bd09/05/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook445G1:pvrA2018CD200:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1950:rvrKBCVersion91.0B:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 445 G1
dmi.product.version: A2018CD200
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sat Nov 9 00:01:39 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: radeon
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 corruption saucy ubuntu
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1249468
Title:
Screen Flickering and display problems
Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
On doing a fresh install of Ubuntu 13.10 on a system which previously
had 12.04, using a USB stick, I booted my HP ProBook 445 laptop (AMD
A6-5350 chip with Radeon HD Graphics) to find that some launcher icons
were flashing on and off, and the screen generally seemed to be
flickering, with the icons in the system tray and the launcher
blinking. The system itself was working fast, but there seemed to be
something wrong with the display. A couple of minutes after it booted
completely, the Update Manager started up, but its windows were
flickering, and it was difficult to read text written inside the
window. After it completed updating, i rebooted the laptop, and things
seemed to flickering less than earlier. So i thought i'd open a simple
application, like Files, and see if the display was still awry. It
still was. I could see occassional streaks and dark lines across the
screen, and the display seemed to have some serious internal error. A
long press of the Super Key opens the Unity help window, as we know,
and when i long-pressed the Super Key, the screen starting behaving
weird, with text and icons disappearing and reappearing randomly
across the screen. It definitely wasn't fun to see, and it definitely
didn't seem like everything was fine. It was just not what one would
expect off a fresh install of the latest Ubuntu OS.
I cannot attach screenshots, because whenever i try to take
screenshots of a weird looking screen, the screenshot is either never
taken, or if taken, everything looks perfect in the picture.
The result for apt-cache policy xorg is
xorg:
Installed: 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
Candidate: 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1:7.7+1ubuntu6 0
500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sat Nov 9 00:05:34 2013
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8450G]
[1002:9995] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1950]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64
(20131016.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 445 G1
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_IN
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic
root=UUID=731cac08-a53d-4405-9318-1681ff7bbda2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/05/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68CPE Ver. F.21
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1950
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 91.0B
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68CPEVer.F.21:bd09/05/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook445G1:pvrA2018CD200:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1950:rvrKBCVersion91.0B:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 445 G1
dmi.product.version: A2018CD200
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sat Nov 9 00:01:39 2013
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: radeon
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