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[Bug 1400148] [NEW] Fullscreen causes screen blinks

 

Public bug reported:

Every fullscreen window program that have screensaver inhibiter option
causes black blinks every few seconds, for example SMPlayer. If I turn
off screensaver inhibit in SMPlayer screen doesn't blink. But not every
fullscreen window program have that option.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
Uname: Linux 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
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: Sun Dec  7 22:16:52 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: utopic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.20, 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-31 (37 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
MachineType: Micro-Star International MSI Notebook PR600
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.17.1-031701-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro rootflags=subvol=@ VERBOSE_INIT=yes splash crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A1637IMS V1.7
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-1637
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: Ver 1.000
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA1637IMSV1.7:bd09/15/2008:svnMicro-StarInternational:pnMSINotebookPR600:pvrVer1.000:rvnMSI:rnMS-1637:rvrVer1.000:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: MSI Notebook PR600
dmi.product.version: Ver 1.000
dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec  7 22:15:50 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output                                                   VGA-0
xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: intel

** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 third-party-packages ubuntu utopic

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Title:
  Fullscreen causes screen blinks

Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Every fullscreen window program that have screensaver inhibiter option
  causes black blinks every few seconds, for example SMPlayer. If I turn
  off screensaver inhibit in SMPlayer screen doesn't blink. But not
  every fullscreen window program have that option.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
  Uname: Linux 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency i686
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: i386
  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: Sun Dec  7 22:16:52 2014
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: utopic
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.20, 3.17.1-031701-lowlatency, i686: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (primary) [8086:2a02] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
     Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3ff3]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-31 (37 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1)
  MachineType: Micro-Star International MSI Notebook PR600
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.17.1-031701-lowlatency root=/dev/mapper/system-root ro rootflags=subvol=@ VERBOSE_INIT=yes splash crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/15/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A1637IMS V1.7
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: MS-1637
  dmi.board.vendor: MSI
  dmi.board.version: Ver 1.000
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA1637IMSV1.7:bd09/15/2008:svnMicro-StarInternational:pnMSINotebookPR600:pvrVer1.000:rvnMSI:rnMS-1637:rvrVer1.000:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: MSI Notebook PR600
  dmi.product.version: Ver 1.000
  dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2
  xserver.bootTime: Sun Dec  7 22:15:50 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.outputs: Output                                                   VGA-0
  xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1
  xserver.video_driver: intel

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