Chris,

I'll do a test on the live system today - will that be sufficient?

Regards,

  Michael


On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Christopher M. Penalver
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Michael Schmitz, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been
> any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an
> issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development
> release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .
>
> If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in
> the development release from a Terminal
> (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather
> and attach updated debug information to this report:
>
> apport-collect -p xserver-xorg-video-nouveau REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER
>
> Please note, given that the information from the prior release is
> already available, doing this on a release prior to the development one
> would not be helpful.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
> Helpful bug reporting tips:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
>    Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau (Ubuntu)
>        Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/549256
>
> Title:
>   [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] video flicker on any I/O activity with
>   nouveau; OK with nv driver
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>
>   System:
>   Description:  Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
>   Release:      10.04 (beta 1)
>   Package:
>   xserver-xorg-video-nouveau           1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu4 (or one of its kernel module dependencies)
>   Maybe related: #425372
>
>   Expectation:
>
>   Default Xorg driver should work with no video artifacts.
>
>   Observation:
>
>   Bad screen flicker with default Xorg driver.
>
>   Details:
>
>   I installed the 10.04 beta from CD on Wednesday (incidentially,
>   compliments for the smooth install). Already upon installation, the
>   display did flicker badly whenever the CD was read or even the mouse
>   moved. Flicker did already start at the initial splash screen. The
>   system was fully responsive otherwise.
>
>   On reboot post-installation, gdm came up OK but with the same flicker
>   problems. The 'Monitors' control panel only offered the 2048x1536
>   resolution at 80 Hz with no other options.
>
>   Tried to install and use one of the non-free nvidia drivers, this
>   failed because the nouveau kernel module was loaded always and could
>   not be unloaded (drm loads nouveau before framebuffer console init. as
>   near as I can make out). With nvidia-current unable to load, the X
>   server could not use the 'nvidia' driver.
>
>   Switching xorg.conf to use the 'nv' driver results in a much better
>   screen display (only occasional flicker) although the driver only
>   supports 2048x1536 at 60 Hz. 1600x1200@85 Hz is useable.
>
>   The main board is a dual Athlon X2 AMD M2N68-AM Plus with onboard
>   nVidia graphics chipset.
>
>   I append partial dmesg and lspci output. If there is any other
>   information that could be of help, let me know.
>
>     -- Michael
>
>
>   Kernel message buffer excerpt:
>
>   [    4.777915] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
>   [    4.807773] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC9] enabled at IRQ 22
>   [    4.807779] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMC9] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
>   [    4.807783] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: setting latency timer to 64
>   [    4.809992] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: failed to evaluate _DSM: 5
>   [    4.810217] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected an NV40 generation card (0x04c000a2)
>   [    4.810513] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from PROM
>   [    4.810519] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... BIOS signature not found
>   [    4.810520] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from PRAMIN
>   [    4.854556] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... appears to be valid
>   [    4.854559] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT BIOS found
>   [    4.854561] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Bios version 05.61.32.28
>   [    4.854563] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT table 'd' not found
>   [    4.854565] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Found Display Configuration Block version 3.0
>   [    4.854568] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB connector table: VHER 0x30 5 10 2
>   [    4.854571] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   0: 0x00000000: type 0x00 idx 0 tag 0xff
>   [    4.854573] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   1: 0x00001131: type 0x31 idx 1 tag 0x07
>   [    4.854575] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   2: 0x00000110: type 0x10 idx 1 tag 0xff
>   [    4.854577] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   3: 0x00000111: type 0x11 idx 1 tag 0xff
>   [    4.854579] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   4: 0x00000113: type 0x13 idx 1 tag 0xff
>   [    4.854581] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 0: 01000310 00000023
>   [    4.854583] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 1: 00110204 942b0003
>   [    4.854588] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 0 at offset 0xD9C9
>   [    4.854591] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D =======
>   [    4.854648] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D =======
>   [    4.854748] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 1 at offset 0xDB17
>   [    4.854749] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 2 at offset 0xDB18
>   [    4.854799] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 3 at offset 0xDC9A
>   [    4.854803] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 4 at offset 0xDCE3
>   [    4.861274] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
>   [    4.865006] [TTM] Zone  kernel: Available graphics memory: 444292 kiB.
>   [    4.865009] [TTM] Zone highmem: Available graphics memory: 448232 kiB.
>   [    4.865018] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 128 MiB VRAM
>   [    4.865912] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 64 MiB GART (aperture)
>   [    4.868624] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Allocating FIFO number 0
>   [    4.868891] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: nouveau_channel_alloc: initialised FIFO 0
>   [    4.868896] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Initial CRTC_OWNER is 0
>   [    4.868901] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Saving VGA fonts
>   [    4.908706] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB type 4 not known
>   [    4.908710] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected a VGA connector
>   [    4.909936] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 3 on vga encoder (output 0)
>   [    5.037394] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: allocated 2048x1536 fb: 0x49000, bo f67bb400
>   [    5.037515] fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
>   [    5.037517] registered panic notifier
>   [    5.037523] [drm] Initialized nouveau 0.0.15 20090420 for 0000:00:0d.0 on minor 0
>   [    5.037985] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
>   [    5.037992] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
>   [    5.038024] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64
>   [    5.039464] vga16fb: initializing
>   [    5.039467] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
>   [    5.039574] fb1: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
>   [    5.115037] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 0 on vga encoder (output 0)
>   [    5.115043] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Output VGA-1 is running on CRTC 0 using output A
>   [    5.135352] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 256x96
>
>
>   lspci -vv :
>   00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2)
>           Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83a4
>           Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
>           Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>           Latency: 0
>           Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
>           Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>           Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>           Region 3: Memory at dd000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
>           Expansion ROM at dffc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>           Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
>                   Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
>                   Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>           Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
>                   Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
>           Kernel driver in use: nouveau
>           Kernel modules: nvidia-173, nvidia-current, nvidiafb, nouveau
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   Architecture: i386
>   CheckboxSubmission: 249c39fafc7fdc4284046750da89b61e
>   CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
>   Date: Sat Mar 27 13:39:30 2010
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
>   DkmsStatus:
>    nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
>    nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
>   Lsusb:
>    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical Wheel Mouse
>    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>   MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
>   Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu4
>   ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic root=UUID=41db8444-85be-4f70-835b-f083d9b4aed1 ro quiet splash
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANG=en_NZ.utf8
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
>   SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
>   Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
>   dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2009
>   dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: 0708
>   dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
>   dmi.board.name: M2N68-AM Plus
>   dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
>   dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
>   dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
>   dmi.chassis.type: 3
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
>   dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
>   dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0708:bd06/29/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N68-AMPlus:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
>   dmi.product.name: System Product Name
>   dmi.product.version: System Version
>   dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
>   glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
>   system:
>    distro:             Ubuntu
>    codename:           lucid
>    architecture:       i686
>    kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic
>
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