[HD 3600] Problem playing films with the latest ATI drivers

[lucanuscervus]

Hi I'm having problems when I'm trying to watch videos. I have tried several applications, VLC, Mplayer and and several video, avi, flv divx, formats but the problem is the same. The image is like ...flashing and that makes impossible watching anything.

I found this problem since I have updated to the latest ATI drivers. If I need to provide any extra information, I don't know where to start, please let it me know.

Thanks

I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 beta

vlc:
  Installed: 0.9.4-1ubuntu3

OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
OpenGL version string: 2.1.8087 Release

smplayer:
  Installed: 0.6.1-1

[lspci]
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller [10de:0754] (rev a2)
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:82f2]
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon HD 3600 Series [1002:9598]
     Subsystem: PC Partner Limited Device [174b:be42]

[Anthony Noto (angusthefuzz)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please attach your X server configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf) and X server log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) to the bug report as individual uncompressed file attachments using the "Attachment:" box below.

[lucanuscervus (lucanuscervus-gmail)]

Hi there,

Someone in the ubuntuforums has suggested that changing from compiz to metacity will fix the problem. That has improved the quality of the image but it's still not good enough. When watching a video with VLX, for example, the image is still blinking (I'm not really sure what adjective use for describing it)

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Thanks, could you also include the output of `lspci -vvnn`?

[lucanuscervus (lucanuscervus-gmail)]

Here you go

[unggnu (unggnu)]

It should work if you disable Compiz (System - Appearance - Desktop Effects) If not try the fglrx driver of course without Compiz too.

[lucanuscervus (lucanuscervus-gmail)]

Hi unggnu,

I was already aware of that but thanks anyway.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Oops, I notice this got misfiled; your xorg.conf and Xorg.0.log indicate you're seeing this issue with -fglrx, not -ati. Refiling.

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

I've posted a new version of the -fglrx driver to our xorg-edgers PPA,
would you mind testing it either on Jaunty or Karmic and see if it
resolves this bug?

Get fglrx 8.620 here:

  https://edge.launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.