Comment 4 for bug 727979

Bryce,

I've responded to this on the launchpad site.

It's only the second time I've filed a bug so hope I've done the right
thing. Apologies if not.

Lucas.

On 3 March 2011 00:56, Bryce Harrington <email address hidden> wrote:

> I see this is a fresh install; is this a new system or have you had
> linux or other things installed on it previously? If so, did you notice
> the black blinks then too? Had you been running natty prior to this
> install, and did you see it then?
>
>
> ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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>
> Title:
> Screen flicker approx. every 30 seconds
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xorg
>
> Booting from the live CD and subsequently after installing, the screen
> flickers to black and back every 30 seconds or so.
>
> Using daily build of Natty (2011-03-02).
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu9
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-5.32-generic 2.6.38-rc6
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-5-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> DRM.card0.VGA.1:
> status: connected
> enabled: enabled
> dpms: On
> modes: 1280x1024 1280x1024 1152x864 1024x768 1024x768 800x600 800x600
> 640x480 640x480 720x400
> edid-base64:
> AP///////wAQrCSgTE5ZMC0QAQNoJh547sr2o1dHniMRT1SlSwBxT4GAAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBMCoAmFEAKkAwcBMAfDERAAAeAAAA/QA4Sx9QDgAKICAgICAgAAAA/wBITTA3MDZCNjBZTkwKAAAA/ABERUxMIEUxOTdGUAogAPE=
> Date: Wed Mar 2 19:11:15 2011
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> GraphicsCard:
> ATI Technologies Inc RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] [1002:7183]
> (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0302]
> Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0303]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110302)
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell DM061
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-5-generic
> root=UUID=14233ea6-5c49-447c-b3a6-2b9c132deb9b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> Renderer: Unknown
> SourcePackage: xorg
> Symptom: display
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 05/24/2007
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 2.4.0
> dmi.board.name: 0WG864
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 6
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.4.0:bd05/24/2007:svnDellInc.:pnDellDM061:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0WG864:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
> dmi.product.name: Dell DM061
> dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4-0ubuntu3
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx
> 7.10.1~git20110215.cc1636b6-0ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu9
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu2
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu1
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu5
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