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On ubuntu 20.10, x-org. On upgrade kernel to 5.8.0-49, and then -50,
after the desktop has been on for a while the screen starts to flicker.
Blocks of text go missing. Letters in a string disappear. Windows start
flickering. The panel starts flickering and icons disappear and
reappear. The keyboard and mouse seem intermittently responsive. After
a restart it is OK for a little then starts again.
ubuntu wayland is no better.
Reverting to 5.8.0-48 fixes the problem completely.
I originally commented on #1923632 but that has gone private, and I was
asked to raise my own report. This one.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Apr 19 07:42:02 2021
DistUpgraded: 2020-10-26 15:35:51,446 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript
./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process
“./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: groovy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics
Controller [8086:0412] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core
Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [19da:b220]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-24 (1060 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
MachineType: ZOTAC ZBOX-ID92/ZBOX-IQ01
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-48-generic
root=UUID=25b009b8-6f92-4bff-8f3f-8a9700abf672 ro quiet splash fsck.mode=force
fsck.repair=yes vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to groovy on 2020-10-26 (174 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/21/2014
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: B220P007
dmi.board.asset.tag: NA
dmi.board.name: ZBOX-ID92/ZBOX-IQ01
dmi.board.vendor: ZOTAC
dmi.board.version: XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrB220P007:bd05/21/2014:br4.6:svnZOTAC:pnZBOX-ID92/ZBOX-IQ01:pvrXX:rvnZOTAC:rnZBOX-ID92/ZBOX-IQ01:rvrXX:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: NA
dmi.product.name: ZBOX-ID92/ZBOX-IQ01
dmi.product.sku: NA
dmi.product.version: XX
dmi.sys.vendor: ZOTAC
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.102-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20200714-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1
** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy third-party-packages ubuntu
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Since 5.8.0-49 Screen flickers and becomes unusable
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924965
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