X blink with Vostro 360 and Ubuntu Oneiric and Precise
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
xf86-video-intel |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
|||
linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
I can't actually manage to have X working correctly with my Vostro 360.
The X session start but the screen blink every ~10s (and stay back most
of the time).
I found a lot of people having similar problem, but no solution can be
applied to my case.
X logs for Ubuntu 11.10 (i386 but same issue for amd64):
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core
Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
I will attach a kernel and Xorg dump.
The only way for me to have correct resolution (1920x1080) was in using
the Live CDROM of elementary OS (based on Ubuntu Maverick 10.10) which
use:
- linux-headers-
- xserver-
.. but once the system installed, the black screen problem come back. I
can't actually undestand the difference between the live OS and the
installed one (after the installation, the kernel is slightly different;
but after installing exactly the same than the one used in the live CD,
the problem persist).
I also tried other Ubuntu release, even the latest Ubuntu 12.04 precise
(alpha version): same issue.
Booting with nomodeset helps also, but lead to a low resolution.
Any idea on what could explain that eveything is working correctly with
the livecd, and nothing once the system installed ?
More generaly, how can i help to have a working solution ?
Packages installed:
-------------------
ii libdrm-intel1 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
ii xserver-
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xserver-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-9-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
Date: Thu Jan 19 17:07:41 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0512]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120112)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 360
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xserver-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 07K1DC
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 13
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Vostro 360
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.30-1ubuntu1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
tags: | added: blocks-hwcert blocks-hwcert-enablement |
affects: | xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu) |
tags: | added: rls-mgr-p-tracking |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel: | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-intel: | |
status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
tags: | added: 201105-8054 |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
Hmm, familiar sounding bug, but not really anything in the logs to say what's going on in this case.
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output eDP1 connected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output VGA1 disconnected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI1 disconnected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output DP1 disconnected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI2 disconnected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output HDMI3 disconnected
[ 16.600] (II) intel(0): Output DP2 disconnected
Could be another eDP problem; I see your system has its panel connected like that. There's been a lot of work on that recently due to various bugs. The 3.2 kernel supposedly had quite a few fixes for eDP, but evidently not enough.
Presumably if you disable the laptop display and use an external display on VGA or HDMI it should work. That might be worth testing as a workaround if you have a spare monitor.
These types of bugs are typically issues in the kernel drm kms code, so given you see different kernels are used in live cd vs. installation, that would be a reasonably thing to look at. In fact, let's have you test an upstream kernel snapshot, just in case this issue is already solved:
http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ drm-next/
Also test this one, in case the fix is still in testing:
http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ drm-intel- next/
If neither of those kernels solves the problem, let me know and we can notify Intel and go from there.