Display issue

[Jaiendiran M]

I installed ubuntu 64bit version in intel core 2 duo cpu. After completing the system updates there is flickering in my display and i don't know to solve that issue.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-26-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
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
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jan 11 11:33:53 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 rtl8192eu, 1.0, 4.10.0-28-generic, x86_64: installed
 rtl8192eu, 1.0, 4.13.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e32] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:d613]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-26-generic root=UUID=fe7c6e3d-0bad-40a3-890a-7cbc159bf81f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/23/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: RQG4110H.86A.0013.2009.1223.1136
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: DG41RQ
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAE54511-205
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrRQG4110H.86A.0013.2009.1223.1136:bd12/23/2009:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG41RQ:rvrAAE54511-205:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.4-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
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
xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan 11 11:11:18 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Video Bus KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 8
 input Logitech K230 KEYBOARD, id 9
 input ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse MOUSE, id 10
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
xserver.video_driver: modeset

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jaiendiran M, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

1) To clarify, after you installed Ubuntu, but before completing system updates, was there display flickering?

2) Could you please post a cell phone recording of the flickering?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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