Monitor flickers when using the nouveau driver on 13.10.

[Istimsak]

My monitor flickers every ten seconds when using the nouveau driver for a GeForce 8400 GS on Xubuntu 13.10 AMD64.

Package name: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
Version: 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1

OS:
Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-2.11-generic 3.10.0
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-2-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 17 00:58:39 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-02 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130630)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst)]

Is this related to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63435 ? Can you test if reverting that patch works?

[Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst)]

Also try an older kernel please

[Istimsak (saqman2060)]

On Jul 29, 2013 10:43 AM, "Maarten Lankhorst" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:
>
> Is this related to https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63435 ?
> Can you test if reverting that patch works?

I will try that.
>
> ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #63435
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63435
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1202058
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> Title:
> Monitor flickers when using the nouveau driver on 13.10.
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> My monitor flickers every ten seconds when using the nouveau driver
> for a GeForce 8400 GS on Xubuntu 13.10 AMD64.
>
> Package name: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:
> Version: 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
>
> OS:
> Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
> Release: 13.10
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.8-0ubuntu1.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-2.11-generic 3.10.0
> Uname: Linux 3.10.0-2-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.10.2-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Jul 17 00:58:39 2013
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-02 (15 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64
(20130630)
> MarkForUpload: True
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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[Istimsak (saqman2060)]

This bug is no loner relevant.