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[Chascon <984243@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

Problem:
Both my main laptop screen and my external monitor flicker intermittently and unpredictably.

There are two glitches.
1. The entire screen/s flicker/s as did those ancient "tube" monitors. It reminds me of running X11 (Gnu/Linux) on my old fruity colored iMacs from 2007.
2. It looks like a line is drawn horizontally somewhere midway across the screen. One half freezes (for a split second) and the other continues. They quickly re-sync, but the disparity is visible. This one only occurs on my external monitor.


Observations:
-It's more common on my external monitor, meaning sometimes the very same glitch occurrence occurs on both screens, and sometimes just on the external, but never just on the laptop.
-It doesn't happen in Unity 2D, thus my feeling it's a compiz issue.
-It's unpredictable, meaning it doesn't happen after changing workspace/virtual desktops as is reported elsewhere, and thus a bug of its own.
-This glitch first appeared during the Precise upgrades. There is no precedence for it on my hardware by way of my own experience.


Hardware:
On the iBook Pro: Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV530 running Intel GMA 950 using 64 MB RAM if the specs are correct.
The external monitor/TV is a Citizen, LCD by the looks of it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,resize,imgpng,gnomecompat,place,session,compiztoolbox,snap,move,vpswitch,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,regex,mousepoll,wall,animation,expo,fade,ezoom,workarounds,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue Apr 17 14:49:09 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-03-23 17:01:01,951 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M56P [Radeon Mobility X1600] [1002:71c5] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Apple Inc. MacBook Pro [106b:0080]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Apple Computer, Inc. MacBookPro1,1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=9c44e3b1-d6d1-4ca7-a621-c0142ded125a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-23 (24 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/12/06
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Mac-F425BEC8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: PVT
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F425BEC8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleComputer,Inc.:bvrMBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325:bd10/12/06:svnAppleComputer,Inc.:pnMacBookPro1,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleComputer,Inc.:rnMac-F425BEC8:rvrPVT:cvnAppleComputer,Inc.:ct8:cvrMac-F425BEC8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro1,1
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise ubuntu

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