just booted from the xenial daily stick which I used for installation. with kernel 4.4.0.10 the problem did not occur. i am not sure how i can reinstall that specific kernel version. i would like to give the kernel a try before bisecting to problem.
the data within the gist I grabbed from the live stick https://gist.github.com/axhm3a/16dc715177d99c203a3b06ec9b312442 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1561729 Title: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hey Guys, i am encountering some random screen flickering after i launched google-chrome. this persists even after closing chrome. it is like the screen wents black for a fracture of a second. when it happens dmesg reports: [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler [i915_bpo]] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun I am currently on Ubuntu 1604 Daily: Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) Release: 16.04 PS: It is a Dell XPS 13 9530 with no external display attached. The internal display is an FHD one To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1561729/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
