The screen is flickering in so much as there is a very faint shimmering effect. This is usually the effect of dithering which adjusts the pixel color values rapidly to give the impression of colors that are not normally present. This effect is welcomed if using a low quality display however for certain indivduals causes significant discomfort. Can it be confirmed that any form of dithering is enabled by default in Ubuntu and is there an option to turn it off?
-- 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/1853694 Title: Ubuntu causing eye strain on Intel Integrated Graphics Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I find when running Ubuntu after 5-10 minutes get heavy eyes and after a few hours develop dizziness/headaches. After research online and talking with a community at LED Strain (https://ledstrain.org) it is believed the issue is caused by dithering being enabled on Ubuntu. There is no known way turn off all dithering by default and would like an option to turn off all dithering to avoid discomfort. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: linux-image-5.0.0-36-generic 5.0.0-36.39~18.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-36.39~18.04.1-generic 5.0.21 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-36-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Nov 23 12:56:12 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190805) SourcePackage: linux-signed-hwe UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1853694/+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
