ICC profiles are not applied

[Kostadin Stoilov]

After upgrading the Xenial kernel from 4.4.0-31-generic to 4.4.0-34-generic, custom ICC color profiles are no longer being applied. I am adding them from System Settings -> Color. I am experiencing this bug for monitors, both the laptop screen and an external screen plugged in via HDMI.

If I boot into the old 4.4.0-31-generic kernel they work just fine. I am running a Skylake system and I saw that the i915_bpo module is rebased to v4.7-rc6 in the latest kernel so I am guessing it has something to do with this update.

UPDATE: I found a workaround: The ICC profiles are actually applied if you turn a display off and back on again via System Settings -> Displays. The switch in System Settings -> Color still makes no difference what so ever.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic 4.4.0-34.53
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: kstoilov 4476 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Aug 10 09:59:09 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-29 (102 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:6410 Broadcom Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:6713 Microdia
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9550
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=539a3d5f-4f1b-4fdc-b884-75fb289fe957 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-34-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-34-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.157.2
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 01.02.00
dmi.board.name: 0N7TVV
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.02.00:bd04/07/2016:svnDellInc.:pnXPS159550:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N7TVV:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9550
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream stable kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.4 stable kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.16

[Kostadin Stoilov (kmstoilov)]

I'll test the mainline kernel when I have some spare time and report back.

[Kostadin Stoilov (kmstoilov)]

This bug is fixed for me with the latest xenial kernel 4.4.0-36-generic