Screen flickering with 16.04 on Dell XPS13 9350
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my XPS13 9350 and I am experiencing and intermittent screen flickering. The screen goes black for a brief moment and constantly does this. While I have been typing it has done it 20-30 times.
plattr@beatrice:~$ uname -a
Linux beatrice 4.4.0-18-generic #34-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 6 14:01:02 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
plattr@beatrice:~$ sudo dmidecode | grep -A3 '^System Information'
[sudo] password for plattr:
System Information
Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: XPS 13 9350
Version: Not Specified
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Apr 10 21:07:48 2016
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-28 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:670c Microdia
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:6412 Broadcom Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9350
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.157
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/08/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.2.3
dmi.board.name: 07TYC2
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9350
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
tags: |
added: latest-bios-1.3.3 removed: bios-outdated-1.3.3 |
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