Every fullscreen window program that have screensaver inhibiter option causes black blinks every few seconds, for example SMPlayer. If I turn off screensaver inhibit in SMPlayer screen doesn't blink. But not every fullscreen window program have that option.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
Uname: Linux 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Dec 7 22:16:52 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.20, 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-31 (37 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
MachineType: Micro-Star International MSI Notebook PR600
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.17.1-031701-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro rootflags=subvol=@ VERBOSE_INIT=yes splash crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A1637IMS V1.7
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-1637
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: Ver 1.000
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA1637IMSV1.7:bd09/15/2008:svnMicro-StarInternational:pnMSINotebookPR600:pvrVer1.000:rvnMSI:rnMS-1637:rvrVer1.000:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: MSI Notebook PR600
dmi.product.version: Ver 1.000
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec 7 22:15:50 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output VGA-0
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: intel
Mir's not involved here or even installed on the machine in question.