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FS#11859 - [xf86-video-intel-2.5.0-1] screen flicker

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Allan McRae (Allan) - Thursday, 23 October 2008, 12:57 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 08:08 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
After upgrading to xf86-video-intel 2.5.0-1, I get intermittent screen flicker. Downgrading to 2.4.2-1 fixes this.

It is most noticeable when watching video but that may be due to increased concentration on the screen...

Additional error/warnings on Xorg.log:

(EE) intel(0): I830 Dma Initialization Failed

(WW) intel(0): libpciaccess reported 0 rom size, guessing 64kB

And I get a lot more:
(EE) intel(0): underrun on pipe B!

   xorg.conf (2.1 KiB)
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 08:08 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Jan M. (funkyou) - Friday, 24 October 2008, 19:38 GMT
Can you do me a favor and check if direct rendering works on your machine?

I dont have the flicker problem, but i have exactly the same messages here and direct rendering doesnt work.
Its a weird problem: glxinfo shows that its enabled, but all games etc run with the software renderer.
Comment by Frédéric COIFFIER (fcoiffie) - Saturday, 25 October 2008, 12:26 GMT
I have the same problem and I have a blank screen when I play a video.

Where can I find the previous 2.4.2-1 package ?
Comment by ajes (ajes) - Saturday, 25 October 2008, 19:55 GMT
Same problem.
Comment by Frédéric COIFFIER (fcoiffie) - Sunday, 26 October 2008, 09:59 GMT
To be removed when the problem will be solved.
(application/octet-stream)    xf86-video-intel-2.4.2-1-i686... (235.2 KiB)
Comment by ajes (ajes) - Sunday, 26 October 2008, 19:53 GMT
My workaround for this bug:
- set a kernel parameter: vga=788 (I have MSI WIND that can do only 1024x600, and in console 800x600)
- using xf86-video-intel-git (from AUR) [probably on 2.5.0 will work]

but when I use vga=normal bug come back.

Can some one confirm this workaround?
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 06 November 2008, 21:53 GMT
Driver has been reverted to 2.4.2, with some patches from ubuntu included (those are mainly quirk fixes backported from the 2.5 branch). Please test.
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 08:08 GMT
Everything seems fine here with the latest 2.4.2 package.

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