John Hupp, as per http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/dimension-2400 an update is available for your BIOS (A05). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. Thank you for your understanding. ** Description changed: - The issue seems related to the Intel (845G) integrated graphics. I have - not seen the behavior on other hardware. - In my testing with the Intel driver using its default acceleration: - Flash 11.2 works on Quantal with the 3.5 kernel - Flash 11.2 works on Raring with the 3.5.0-17 kernel (though it boots to a low-res desktop with a frozen pointer) - Flash 11.2 works on Raring also with the 3.6.11-030611 or 3.7.10-030710 mainline kernels - Flash 11.8 works on Raring with the 3.8 kernel (in Chrome) - Flash 11.2 fails on Raring with the 3.8 kernel - Flash 11.2 fails on Raring with the latest mainline kernel, 3.11.0-031100rc5 - Flash 11.2 fails on Saucy alpha 2 with its default kernel Disabling Flash *hardware* acceleration altogether (via R-click in the Flash display window: Settings: General tab) did not fix the problem. - Setting the Intel driver's acceleration method to UXA rather than its - default SNA *always* fixes the Flash problem, but causes a garbled login - screen under LightDM that so far has no workaround. + WORKAROUND: Setting the Intel driver's acceleration method to UXA rather + than its default SNA *always* fixes the Flash problem, but causes a + garbled login screen under LightDM that so far has no workaround. I also tried one possible fix for the default Intel SNA acceleration using the TearFree option. I created /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf with contents: - Section "Device" - Identifier "Intel Graphics" - Driver "intel" - Option "AccelMethod" "sna" - Option "TearFree" "true" - EndSection + Section "Device" + Identifier "Intel Graphics" + Driver "intel" + Option "AccelMethod" "sna" + Option "TearFree" "true" + EndSection But this had no effect. - - There was a helpful bug report file against Linux at - http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1178982. - Workarounds posted there were to change the Xorg acceleration method to - UXA, or boot with an older kernel. The bug was closed only because the - original poster didn't have possession of the machine anymore. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC0: user1 1467 F.... lxpanel + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC0: user1 1467 F.... lxpanel CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' CurrentDmesg: - [ 72.390428] serial8250: too much work for irq17 - [ 72.401696] serial8250: too much work for irq17 - [ 72.411724] serial8250: too much work for irq17 - [ 82.046726] serial8250: too much work for irq17 + [ 72.390428] serial8250: too much work for irq17 + [ 72.401696] serial8250: too much work for irq17 + [ 72.411724] serial8250: too much work for irq17 + [ 82.046726] serial8250: too much work for irq17 Date: Wed Aug 14 17:39:10 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8adf1633-c1a8-4392-8fc3-44369bc85692 IwConfig: - lo no wireless extensions. - - eth0 no wireless extensions. + lo no wireless extensions. + + eth0 no wireless extensions. Lsusb: - Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub - Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub - Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub - Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub + Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=UUID=a41f2f68-7642-46f9-88d8-08a656c1c40d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: - linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A - linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A - linux-firmware 1.106 + linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: - + SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/02/2003 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.bios.version: A05 dmi.board.name: 0F5949 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 15 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA05:bd12/02/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension2400:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn0F5949:rvrA01:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct15:cvr: dmi.product.name: Dimension 2400 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation ** Summary changed: - Flash 11.2 content displays in shades of green and purple only, and in a horizontally compressed space + 8086:2562 Flash 11.2 content displays in shades of green and purple only, and in a horizontally compressed space ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a05 needs-upstream-testing regression- release ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212455 Title: 8086:2562 Flash 11.2 content displays in shades of green and purple only, and in a horizontally compressed space Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: In my testing with the Intel driver using its default acceleration: - Flash 11.2 works on Quantal with the 3.5 kernel - Flash 11.2 works on Raring with the 3.5.0-17 kernel (though it boots to a low-res desktop with a frozen pointer) - Flash 11.2 works on Raring also with the 3.6.11-030611 or 3.7.10-030710 mainline kernels - Flash 11.8 works on Raring with the 3.8 kernel (in Chrome) - Flash 11.2 fails on Raring with the 3.8 kernel - Flash 11.2 fails on Raring with the latest mainline kernel, 3.11.0-031100rc5 - Flash 11.2 fails on Saucy alpha 2 with its default kernel Disabling Flash *hardware* acceleration altogether (via R-click in the Flash display window: Settings: General tab) did not fix the problem. WORKAROUND: Setting the Intel driver's acceleration method to UXA rather than its default SNA *always* fixes the Flash problem, but causes a garbled login screen under LightDM that so far has no workaround. I also tried one possible fix for the default Intel SNA acceleration using the TearFree option. I created /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf with contents: Section "Device" Identifier "Intel Graphics" Driver "intel" Option "AccelMethod" "sna" Option "TearFree" "true" EndSection But this had no effect. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-27.40-generic 3.8.13.4 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-27-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: user1 1467 F.... lxpanel CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iw' CurrentDmesg: [ 72.390428] serial8250: too much work for irq17 [ 72.401696] serial8250: too much work for irq17 [ 72.411724] serial8250: too much work for irq17 [ 82.046726] serial8250: too much work for irq17 Date: Wed Aug 14 17:39:10 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8adf1633-c1a8-4392-8fc3-44369bc85692 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation Dimension 2400 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-27-generic root=UUID=a41f2f68-7642-46f9-88d8-08a656c1c40d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-27-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/02/2003 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.bios.version: A05 dmi.board.name: 0F5949 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Computer Corp. dmi.board.version: A01 dmi.chassis.type: 15 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellComputerCorporation:bvrA05:bd12/02/2003:svnDellComputerCorporation:pnDimension2400:pvr:rvnDellComputerCorp.:rn0F5949:rvrA01:cvnDellComputerCorporation:ct15:cvr: dmi.product.name: Dimension 2400 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Computer Corporation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1212455/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
