graphics flickers

[Robert Mills]

Hard to finger it exactly,but appears to effect graphics

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-18.18-generic 3.19.6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-18-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,regex,grid,move,snap,place,gnomecompat,mousepoll,resize,wall,session,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,animation,fade,expo,workarounds,scale,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Thu May 28 21:27:24 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 ndiswrapper, 1.59, 3.19.0-16-generic, i686: installed
 ndiswrapper, 1.59, 3.19.0-17-generic, i686: installed
 ndiswrapper, 1.59, 3.19.0-18-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a2] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30bb]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30bb]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-13 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Presario V6000 (GA395UA#ABA)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-18-generic root=UUID=997b156d-adda-4c3b-8b2f-6870fb521435 ro plymouth:debug drm.debug=0xe nopat
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.2D
dmi.board.name: 30BB
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 66.42
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.2D:bd11/26/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPresarioV6000(GA395UA#ABA):pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30BB:rvr66.42:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Presario V6000 (GA395UA#ABA)
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Thu May 28 21:19:16 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 13125
 vendor SEC
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Robert Mills, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As per http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/Compaq-Presario-V6400-Notebook-PC-series/3308689/model/3456245 an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (F.2E). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, 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

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status Confirmed.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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