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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wim Symons, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any
activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If
so, could you please test for this with the latest development release
of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com
/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in
the development release from a Terminal
(Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather
and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p linux REPLACE-WITH-BUG-NUMBER

If reproducible, could you also please test the latest upstream kernel available (not the daily folder) following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example:
kernel-fixed-upstream-v3.13-rc6

This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description. As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's
Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your
understanding.

** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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

** Tags added: bios-outdated-a15

** Summary changed:

- 2nd monitor flickers since kernel 3.5.0-19
+ [Dell Precision M4600] 2nd monitor flickers since kernel 3.5.0-19

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Title:
  [Dell Precision M4600] 2nd monitor flickers since kernel 3.5.0-19

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  My 2nd monitor (a Samsung SyncMaster 930BF) worked perfectly up to
  kernel 3.5.0.19-generic. Starting from 3.5.0-21-generic up to now
  (3.5.0-32-generic) the display is not usable. It just flickers very
  rapidly, making it impossible to work with.

  I tried to use xrandr to set a lower display rate, or even to supply a custom modeline. Nothing works.
  So now I just froze my kernel to 3.5.0-19 in the grub configuration, but I don't like it because I miss out on security updates.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Tue Mar 19 12:34:50 2013
  DistUpgraded: 2012-10-19 11:20:50,891 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
  DistroCodename: quantal
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.2.10, 3.5.0-19-generic, x86_64: installed
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
  GraphicsCard:
   Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Whistler XT [AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series] [1002:6740] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04a3]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-14 (308 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Precision M4600
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-19-generic root=UUID=f306ac5b-7656-4877-bf0a-4c41123e513e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  Symptom: display
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (151 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/11/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A05
  dmi.board.name: 08V9YG
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd07/11/2011:svnDellInc.:pnPrecisionM4600:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn08V9YG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Precision M4600
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.6-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6.1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

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