fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.3: fglrx-updates-core kernel module failed to build "4k screen many flashes and black out"

[Israel O. Dilan]

Small lines and dashes appear that flicker along with random portions of the screen, usually goes nuts when chromium is launched. Computer behaves sluggish especially when a active program's window is resizing.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
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
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.19.0-26-generic
Date: Mon Aug 17 20:13:00 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates-core, 15.200, 3.19.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:066f]
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Opal XT [Radeon R7 M265] [1002:6604] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:066f]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-16 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 7548
PackageVersion: 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=d0a1cf66-9b12-497a-a3df-8d2c88d8c278 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: fglrx-installer-updates
Title: fglrx-updates-core 2:15.200-0ubuntu0.3: fglrx-updates-core kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 02/17/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.name: 0AM6R0
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA02:bd02/17/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron7548:pvrA02:rvnDellInc.:rn0AM6R0:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 7548
dmi.product.version: A02
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1479913, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.