Screen flashes as if the display mode is using garbage values for the top/left and wraps around
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When typing/moving workspace or anything it will randomly happen where the display will flash around. Sometimes it'll get stuck like this:
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Ive no way to reproduce sadly, but at the worst point the screen will start flashing black and I have to reboot.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-9136-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnred
CompositorUnred
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Aug 30 19:34:28 2016
DistUpgraded: 2016-01-04 12:05:30,294 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: yakkety
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 [8086:1616] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo HD Graphics 5500 [17aa:5036]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-21 (253 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: LENOVO 20BXCTO1WW
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-01-04 (239 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/06/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: JBET54WW (1.19 )
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 20BXCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40709 WIN
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: 20BXCTO1WW
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug 30 19:24:57 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu4
xserver.
summary: |
Screen flashes as if the display mode is using garbage values for the - top/left + top/left and wraps around |
Changed in xorg (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in xorg-server (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Brandon Schaefer, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.
As per http:// support. lenovo. com/us/ en/products/ Laptops- and-netbooks/ ThinkPad- T-Series- laptops/ ThinkPad- T450s?tabName= Downloads& linkTrack= Mast:SubNav: Support: Drivers% 20and%20Softwar e|Drivers% 20and%20Softwar e&beta= false an update to your computer's buggy, insecure, and outdated BIOS is available (1.24). When you update to this following https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ BIOSUpdate how does this improve the situation?
For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ ReportingBugs# Bug_reporting_ etiquette .
Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible:
1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command (not perform an apport-collect):
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
2) Please make a comment specifically advising on how this improves the situation.
3) Please mark this report Status New.
If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid.
Thank you for your help.