Robke Geenen, thank you for providing the requested information. As a
potential WORKAROUND, if you are in Precise with the 3.2.x series kernel
is this reproducible with fglrx-* as per
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-
installer/+bug/1058040/comments/66 (as later releases won't work for
your cards as per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-
installer/+bug/1058040 )?

** Tags added: latest-bios-1.50

** Tags added: raring saucy

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Title:
  Xrandr twitches when using DVI-VGA adapter

Status in “xorg” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hello all,

  What I expected to happen:
  I expected a normal picture on all of my monitors.

  What happened instead:
  I have a problem with xrandr, or at least with my video cards, now I'm using 
the ubuntu 13.04 live DVD, but if I use an up-to-date ubuntu server 13.10 
installation with x.org installed, the same problem occurs.
  I have three video cards, one IGP, one PCI-e and one PCI, in that order:
  [CODE]
  root@ubuntu:~# lspci | grep VGA
  01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RS880 
[Radeon HD 4250]
  02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV610 
[Radeon HD 2400 PRO]
  06:06.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI 
RV250/M9 GL [Mobility FireGL 9000/Radeon 9000] (rev 02)
  [/CODE]
  The IGP is connected via DVI to a 24" monitor and via VGA to a 17" monitor, 
all good so far.
  Then I have three monitors left, two 15" VGA and one 17" vga, so to use all 
monitors, I have to use one DVI-VGA adapter.
  No matter in what order/combination I connect the monitors to the video 
cards, the monitor that is connected via the adapter always flickers along with 
the other monitor on that same card (does not matter which card).
  It seems like the two monitors have two sperate framebuffers, but by default 
they both show the framebuffer for the monitor with adapter, but when I move 
the mouse they switch rapidly from that framebuffer to the other and back.
  It's hard to explain, but here are three video's showing the problem:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQiJADHGuZg (Top-Right monitor connected via 
adapter, in the same card as Bottom-Right)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk9muK8f06c (Top-Left monitor connected via 
adapter, in the same card as Bottom-Right)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ses1jUcu2k (Top-Left monitor connected via 
adapter, in the same card as Top-Right)
  They're recorded with my phone, so I hope they're clear enough to see the 
problem.
  Now I hear you ask, why do I think it's a xrandr problem, well I have the 
exact same setup used with zaphodhead mode and xinerama, it works but its 
EXTREMELY slow.

  I have already tried another DVI-VGA adapter, but with the same results.
  Another strange thing is that xrandr seems to think that two monitors are 
clones (one of which not connected):
  [CODE]
  ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ xrandr --verbose
  Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 6528 x 1295, maximum 8192 x 8192
  VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+0+56 (0x50) normal (normal left inverted right x 
axis y axis) 340mm x 270mm
      Identifier: 0xab
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   no subpixels
      Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
      Brightness: 1.0
      Clones:    
      CRTC:       0
      CRTCs:      0 1
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      EDID:
          00ffffffffffff0022f05c2601010101
          1e0f010368221b8cee5e50a6544c9926
          145054adef8081800101010101010101
          010101010101302a009851002a403070
          1300540e1100001e000000fd00324c1e
          530e000a202020202020000000fc0048
          50204c313730360a20202020000000ff
          00434e43353330315957590a2020008c
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
    1280x1024 (0x50)  108.0MHz +HSync +VSync *current +preferred
          h: width  1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock   
64.0KHz
          v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066           clock   60.0Hz
  </snip>
  HDMI-0 connected 1920x1080+1280+0 (0xaf) normal (normal left inverted right x 
axis y axis) 521mm x 293mm
      Identifier: 0xac
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   horizontal rgb
      Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
      Brightness: 1.0
      Clones:    
      CRTC:       1
      CRTCs:      0 1
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      EDID:
          00ffffffffffff0026cd0d5601010101
          2b14010381341e782aeed5a555489b26
          125054bfef80b300a9409500818f8180
          950f714f81c0023a801871382d40582c
          450009252100001e000000ff00313130
          30313034333030393834000000fd0037
          4c1d5111000a202020202020000000fc
          00504c45323430374844530a20200019
      underscan vborder: 0 (0x00000000)    range:  (0,128)
      underscan hborder: 0 (0x00000000)    range:  (0,128)
      underscan:    off
          supported: off          on           auto        
      coherent: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
    1920x1080 (0xaf)  148.5MHz +HSync +VSync *current +preferred
          h: width  1920 start 2008 end 2052 total 2200 skew    0 clock   
67.5KHz
          v: height 1080 start 1084 end 1089 total 1125           clock   60.0Hz
  </snip>
  VGA-2 connected 1024x768+3200+312 (0x45) normal (normal left inverted right x 
axis y axis) 300mm x 230mm
      Identifier: 0x74
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   no subpixels
      Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
      Brightness: 1.0
      Clones:     DVI-1
      CRTC:       2
      CRTCs:      2 3
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      EDID:
          00ffffffffffff00225402152d080000
          100c0101081e1700e8d1eca05a4a9824
          164d53bfee0031404540614001010101
          010101010101000000fc004865726375
          6c65730a20202020000000fd00374b1e
          3d08000a202020202020000000fc0020
          50726f70686574766965770a000000fc
          00203732300a20202020202020200051
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
    1024x768 (0x45)   78.8MHz +HSync +VSync *current
          h: width  1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew    0 clock   
60.1KHz
          v: height  768 start  769 end  772 total  800           clock   75.1Hz
  </snip>
  DVI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
      Identifier: 0x75
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   horizontal rgb
      Clones:     VGA-2
      CRTCs:      2 3
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
  VGA-1 connected 1024x768+4224+312 (0x45) normal (normal left inverted right x 
axis y axis) 30mm x 22mm
      Identifier: 0x41
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   no subpixels
      Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
      Brightness: 1.0
      Clones:    
      CRTC:       4
      CRTCs:      4 5
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      EDID:
          00ffffffffffff0009ad370245e80100
          210c0101081e1864e81726a061589a2e
          275439adce0000000000000000000000
          000000000000c31e0020410020301060
          13001e1600000000000000fc00353637
          00000031354c000a2000000000fd003c
          4b1f3c0800001e1600000000000000fe
          00465a574a32383031323439393700ac
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
    1024x768 (0x45)   78.8MHz +HSync +VSync *current
          h: width  1024 start 1040 end 1136 total 1312 skew    0 clock   
60.1KHz
          v: height  768 start  769 end  772 total  800           clock   75.1Hz
  </snip>
  DIN disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
      Identifier: 0x42
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   no subpixels
      Clones:    
      CRTCs:      4 5
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      tv standard:    ntsc
          supported: ntsc         pal          pal-m        pal-60      
                     ntsc-j       scart-pal    pal-cn       secam      
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
  DVI-0 connected 1280x1024+5248+271 (0x51) normal (normal left inverted right 
x axis y axis) 338mm x 270mm
      Identifier: 0x43
      Timestamp:  326178
      Subpixel:   horizontal rgb
      Gamma:      1.0:1.0:1.0
      Brightness: 1.0
      Clones:    
      CRTC:       5
      CRTCs:      4 5
      Transform:  1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
                  0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
                 filter:
      EDID:
          00ffffffffffff003aac010001000000
          0610010308221b00ca0b329c5a4d8c26
          204e57afcf0081800101010101010101
          010101010101302a009851002a403070
          1300520e1100001e000000fe000a2020
          20202020202020202020000000fe000a
          202020202020202020202020000000fc
          000a20202020202020202020202000ec
      load detection: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
      underscan vborder: 0 (0x00000000)    range:  (0,128)
      underscan hborder: 0 (0x00000000)    range:  (0,128)
      underscan:    off
          supported: off          on           auto        
      coherent: 1 (0x00000001)    range:  (0,1)
    1280x1024 (0x50)  108.0MHz +HSync +VSync +preferred
          h: width  1280 start 1328 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock   
64.0KHz
          v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066           clock   60.0Hz
    1280x1024 (0x51)  135.0MHz +HSync +VSync *current
          h: width  1280 start 1296 end 1440 total 1688 skew    0 clock   
80.0KHz
          v: height 1024 start 1025 end 1028 total 1066           clock   75.0Hz
  </snip>
  [/CODE]
  I have cut out the various supported modes, the full xrandr --verbose output 
is attached.
  As you see, VGA-2 and DVI-1 apparantly are clones, but in this case only 
VGA-2 is connected, I don't know if that is normal.
  I now have connected two monitors (both 15") to VGA-2 and DVI-1, and the 
xrandr output has not changed, it still shows VGA-2 and DVI-1 as cloned, but 
the two displays still twitch as in the video's...

  With kind regards,
  Robke Geenen
  --- 
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  CompizPlugins: No value set for 
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: trusty
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140105)
  MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu7
  PackageArchitecture: amd64
  ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper 
initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4
  Tags: third-party-packages trusty ubuntu reproducible compiz-0.9
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: P1.50
  dmi.board.name: 880GMH/USB3.
  dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
  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.:bvrP1.50:bd12/06/2010:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rn880GMH/USB3.:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.50-1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 
1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1
  xserver.bootTime: Thu Jan  9 22:35:33 2014
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.devices:
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 6
   input        Power Button         KEYBOARD, id 7
   input        GASIA PS2toUSB Adapter KEYBOARD, id 8
   input        GASIA PS2toUSB Adapter KEYBOARD, id 9
   input        AT Translated Set 2 keyboard KEYBOARD, id 10
  xserver.errors:
   RADEON(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
   RADEON(G1): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
   RADEON(G1): failed to set mode: No space left on devicehave a master to look 
out for
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
  xserver.video_driver: radeon

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