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Re: [Bug 1408931] Re: screen flickers and dies

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Christopher, thanks for your reply, but it is not the bios this is a problem I've had right from the start which I conclude has to do with the dual processor. in a layman's language there is a threshold jumps, almost like from the interior to the exterior. If an application is on the outside fine. but then that same application goes inside and performs differently. I can see this the way the application starts off. Lets take "Audacity" which is the best example, at time it loads with the logo, then without. Skype, at time the icon is in the menu bar, at other time Skype logo is just shy. I can see this with LibreOffice at moments, and so many other applications like switching wires(?)  
With due respect for your valuable time and attention, Thanks, 

ivAn brOes

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     On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:41 AM, Christopher M. Penalver <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
   

 Kahztiy, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. As
per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-
support/product/xps-15-l521x/drivers an update to your computer's buggy
and outdated BIOS is available (A16). If you update to this following
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette
.

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so
posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't
have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then
please mark this report Status New.

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags added: bios-outdated-a16

** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
  Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
      Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  screen flickers and dies

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  the screen flickers and dies while in a shaded mode the background can
  be visible while plugged in to an external screen resolves the
  fault(?)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
  NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  304.125  Mon Dec  1 19:58:28 PST 2014
  GCC version:  gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
  
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  Date: Fri Jan  9 09:52:30 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
  NVIDIA Corporation G98M [GeForce 9200M GS] [10de:06e8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0271]
  NVIDIA Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400M G] [10de:0866] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0271]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-12 (210 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1340
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-43-generic root=UUID=9fbe7da3-1b46-429c-ad85-741ee3aa20bb ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/08/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A15
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: A15
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd04/08/2011:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1340:pvrA15:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA15:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA15:
  dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1340
  dmi.product.version: A15
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Fri Jan  9 09:44:31 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
  open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
  open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
  open /dev/dri/card2: No such file or directory
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
  
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6

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Title:
  screen flickers and dies

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  the screen flickers and dies while in a shaded mode the background can
  be visible while plugged in to an external screen resolves the
  fault(?)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.1: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/1'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  304.125  Mon Dec  1 19:58:28 PST 2014
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1)
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  Date: Fri Jan  9 09:52:30 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation G98M [GeForce 9200M GS] [10de:06e8] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0271]
   NVIDIA Corporation C79 [GeForce 9400M G] [10de:0866] (rev b1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0271]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-12 (210 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1340
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-43-generic root=UUID=9fbe7da3-1b46-429c-ad85-741ee3aa20bb ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/08/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A15
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A15
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.version: A15
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd04/08/2011:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1340:pvrA15:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA15:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA15:
  dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1340
  dmi.product.version: A15
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20141104-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.2
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.3
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Fri Jan  9 09:44:31 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   open /dev/dri/card0: No such file or directory
   open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
   open /dev/dri/card2: No such file or directory
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs:
   
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6

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