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[Bug 604192] [NEW] Screen goes blank and flashes vertical stripes on 1s interval

 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xorg

After at least 10-30 minutes of usage, the screen will go blank and then
show a screen where the top half is of perfect vertical white stripes;
evenly spaced. It will go blank again after a second, and repeat over
again. Attempting to go to any virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F5 combo, for
example) will not work at all. However, when the power button is
pressed, after a few seconds, it will properly show the Ubuntu boot
screen (plymouth) as it shuts down and animate properly as well, and
gracefully shutdown.

The most straightforward method of causing the screen issue is by simply
going to System > Preferences > Screensaver, and randomly choosing a
complex screensaver, which it will then reproduce the exact same
behavior described above.

This error has not existed before at all, it is a regression. The system
was recently upgraded to 10.04. The bug can also be reproduced easily on
the 10.04 LiveCD as well. It has not been existent in 9.10 or 9.04 at
all on the system (especially on the 9.10 or 9.04 LiveCDs as well).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xorg 1:7.5+5ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 11 01:27:07 2010
DkmsStatus: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
MachineType: System Manufacturer Product Name
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=bfa17a90-eef8-4f8e-a4ba-bceb8fb2a579 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xorg
dmi.bios.date: 04/15/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: IEX421EM
dmi.board.name: VG33
dmi.board.vendor: First International Computer, Inc.
dmi.board.version: PCB 1.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag Number xxxxxx
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Manufactory Name
dmi.chassis.version: Version xx
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrIEX421EM:bd04/15/2004:svnSystemManufacturer:pnProductName:pvrSYS-xxxxxx:rvnFirstInternationalComputer,Inc.:rnVG33:rvrPCB1.x:cvnManufactoryName:ct3:cvrVersionxx:
dmi.product.name: Product Name
dmi.product.version: SYS-xxxxxx
dmi.sys.vendor: System Manufacturer
system:
 distro:             Ubuntu
 codename:           lucid
 architecture:       i686
 kernel:             2.6.32-23-generic

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid regression

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Screen goes blank and flashes vertical stripes on 1s interval
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