In attempting to find a Debian-based build that does not have this issue, I ran across Debian 9 - Stretch. It is running the 4.9.0-3-amd64 kernel. There is NO SCREEN TEARING with that kernel (though it does start the screen rotated 90 degrees).
In attempting to find a Debian-based build that does not have this issue, I ran across Debian 9 - Stretch. It is running the 4.9.0-3-amd64 kernel. There is NO SCREEN TEARING with that kernel (though it does start the screen rotated 90 degrees).