flickering graphic

[oumar]

a noticed graphics instability particularly with applications that have multi-range colorful graphics such as browsers and multimedia player. it has been the same experience for both Nvidia-driver-390, Nvidia-driver-340 and also nouveau-Xorg drivers. and the laptop even stucks at booting with Linux kernel 4.15.0-47-generic with no success to access tty1-6 terminal, as a result, I have to fall back to the previous kernel version to boot.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Sun Apr 21 12:48:19 2019
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia, 390.116, 4.15.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.2.18, 4.15.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:0616]
   Subsystem: Dell GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] [1028:0616]
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 5470
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-46-generic root=UUID=d1c171de-98b2-4301-b202-ae2b61443594 ro nomodeset
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/05/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd11/05/2015:svnDellInc.:pnVostro5470:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.family: Shark Bay ULT
dmi.product.name: Vostro 5470
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.95-1~18.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This sounds most likely related to temporal dithering (FRC) on the LCD screen.

Are you able to provide a video of the problem?

[oumar (oumar7sacko)]

Hello Mr. Daniel for your quick reply.
Unfortunately, I do not have a video recording of the issue. I have even
roll back my system to a previous back up since the issues was too
burdersome that i was not able to use my laptop correctly. That was
because, each reboot, I needed to go to tty and change the permissions (
owner) of the file .Xauthority and .ICEauthority, then recall 'startx' from
the tty. and even so the the graphic issue persist. now with the roll back
since last night things are seem fine.

Thanks for your help

On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 6:15 AM Daniel van Vugt <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> This sounds most likely related to temporal dithering (FRC) on the LCD
> screen.
>
> Are you able to provide a video of the problem?
>
> ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => ubuntu
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825709
>
> Title:
> flickering graphic
>
> Status in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> a noticed graphics instability particularly with applications that
> have multi-range colorful graphics such as browsers and multimedia
> player. it has been the same experience for both Nvidia-driver-390,
> Nvidia-driver-340 and also nouveau-Xorg drivers. and the laptop even
> stucks at booting with Linux kernel 4.15.0-47-generic with no success
> to access tty1-6 terminal, as a result, I have to fall back to the
> previous kernel version to boot.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
> Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
> Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
> Architecture: amd64
> BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: None
> CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
> Date: Sun Apr 21 12:48:19 2019
> DistUpgraded: Fresh install
> DistroCodename: bionic
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> DkmsStatus:
> nvidia, 390.116, 4.15.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed
> virtualbox, 5.2.18, 4.15.0-47-generic, x86_64: installed
> ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
> [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: Dell Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:0616]
> Subsystem: Dell GK208M [GeForce GT 740M] [1028:0616]
> MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 5470
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-46-generic
> root=UUID=d1c171de-98b2-4301-b202-ae2b61443594 ro nomodeset
> SourcePackage: xorg
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> dmi.bios.date: 11/05/2015
> dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: A12
> dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.type: 8
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
> dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd11/05/2015:svnDellInc.:pnVostro5470:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cv...

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