I have the same issue on my machine using the AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series. Any updates on this issue?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069087 Title: twinkling black lines Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Black lines on the screen flickering/twinkling. Just at the time of initiation before entering the session, I see a lot of these lines. Then it stops and there is only one. This line never goes away during the session. Rarely I can start without the lines appear. These began to appear on October 18 this year, along with upgrading to Ubuntu 12.10 from Beta 2. When start in Windows 7 I have not this problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Sat Oct 20 10:56:14 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx, 9.000, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI PITCAIRN [Radeon HD 7800] [1002:6818] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Device [1002:0b04] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 8500 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=b6103846-6b0b-4bae-91b7-80178c272a3a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/25/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A06 dmi.board.name: 0YJPT1 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd05/25/2012:svnDellInc.:pnXPS8500:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0YJPT1:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: XPS 8500 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1069087/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
