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[Bug 1481239] Re: follow up bug 1405277: screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1 and derivatives

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From: "Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:00:22 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1481239 <1481239@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Pedro Bezunartea López, thank you for reporting this and helping make
Ubuntu better. As per
http://www.toshiba.co.uk/innovation/download_bios.jsp?service=UK an
update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (1.70).
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** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.70

** Description changed:

- 
- In relation with https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1405277 
- 
- As explained in the bug description, the screen flickers constantly. The
- system is a Toshiba Satellite A215-s7437 running ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS. The
- video card (from Toshiba's site) is an ATI Radeon X1200 128MB-319MB
- dynamically allocated shared graphics memory.
- 
  The expected result is obviously having a smooth display, no flickering.
- 
- Pedro.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
-  
+ 
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  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
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Aug  4 10:40:05 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
-  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] [1002:791f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
-    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff00]
+  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] [1002:791f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
+    Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff00]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-02 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite P200D
  PccardctlIdent:
-  Socket 0:
-    no product info available
+  Socket 0:
+    no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
-  Socket 0:
-    no card
+  Socket 0:
+    no card
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-61-generic root=UUID=0b83d8f9-21ef-4e1c-bacd-1f7ac94bfec9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.bios.version: V1.20
  dmi.board.name: JASAA
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: 1.00
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.20:bd10/12/2007:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteP200D:pvrPSPBLE-00V00NCE:rvnTOSHIBA:rnJASAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Satellite P200D
  dmi.product.version: PSPBLE-00V00NCE
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  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 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug  4 10:30:44 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
-  
+ 
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

** Summary changed:

- follow up bug 1405277:  screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1 and derivatives 
+ Screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1

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

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

** Summary changed:

- Screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1
+ Screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04

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Title:
  Screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  The expected result is obviously having a smooth display, no
  flickering.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:

  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  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
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Aug  4 10:40:05 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RS690M [Radeon Xpress 1200/1250/1270] [1002:791f] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:ff00]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-02 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite P200D
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-61-generic root=UUID=0b83d8f9-21ef-4e1c-bacd-1f7ac94bfec9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/12/2007
  dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.bios.version: V1.20
  dmi.board.name: JASAA
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: 1.00
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.20:bd10/12/2007:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteP200D:pvrPSPBLE-00V00NCE:rvnTOSHIBA:rnJASAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Satellite P200D
  dmi.product.version: PSPBLE-00V00NCE
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20150313-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2~ubuntu14.04.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.4
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  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 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.6
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug  4 10:30:44 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:

  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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[Bug 1481239] [NEW] follow up bug 1405277: screen flicker in ubuntu 14.04.1 and derivatives
From: Pedro Bezunartea López, 2015-08-04