flickering screen

[Azhar koivila]

flickering screen while using some software

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-27.28-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.capabilities.gpu0: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.capabilities.mig: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: path was not a regular file.
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend: suspend hibernate resume
.proc.driver.nvidia.suspend_depth: default modeset uvm
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 510.60.02 Wed Mar 16 11:24:05 UTC 2022
 GCC version:
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 29 16:38:53 2022
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] [8086:9bc4] (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] [1025:142f]
 NVIDIA Corporation TU117M [10de:1f99] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] TU117M [1025:142f]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-27 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b72b Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HD User Facing
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Acer Aspire A715-75G
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-27-generic root=UUID=21c74e53-efe5-4481-903c-7f6099b5b713 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2021
dmi.bios.release: 2.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V2.06
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Azalea_FMS
dmi.board.vendor: CML
dmi.board.version: V2.06
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.06
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 2.5
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV2.06:bd09/15/2021:br2.6:efr2.5:svnAcer:pnAspireA715-75G:pvrV2.06:rvnCML:rnAzalea_FMS:rvrV2.06:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV2.06:sku0000000000000000:
dmi.product.family: Aspire 7
dmi.product.name: Aspire A715-75G
dmi.product.sku: 0000000000000000
dmi.product.version: V2.06
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.110-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 22.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2build3
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-2build1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report. Please attach a video of the problem so we can better understand what kind of flickering this is.

See also bug 1970426.

[Azhar koivila (azharkoivila)]

video of flickering screen

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks. That seems close enough to bug 1970426 and friends that we should mark this as a duplicate of that until proven otherwise.