** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
  
- System:
- Description:  Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
- Release:      10.04 (beta 1)
- Package:
- xserver-xorg-video-nouveau           1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu4 
(or one of its kernel module dependencies)
- Maybe related: #425372
+ Expectation: Default Xorg driver should work with no video artifacts.
  
- Expectation:
+ Observation: Bad screen flicker with default Xorg driver.
  
- Default Xorg driver should work with no video artifacts.
- 
- Observation:
- 
- Bad screen flicker with default Xorg driver.
- 
- Details:
- 
- I installed the 10.04 beta from CD on Wednesday (incidentially,
+ Details: I installed the 10.04 beta from CD on Wednesday (incidentially,
  compliments for the smooth install). Already upon installation, the
  display did flicker badly whenever the CD was read or even the mouse
  moved. Flicker did already start at the initial splash screen. The
- system was fully responsive otherwise.
- 
- On reboot post-installation, gdm came up OK but with the same flicker
- problems. The 'Monitors' control panel only offered the 2048x1536
- resolution at 80 Hz with no other options.
- 
- Tried to install and use one of the non-free nvidia drivers, this failed
- because the nouveau kernel module was loaded always and could not be
- unloaded (drm loads nouveau before framebuffer console init. as near as
- I can make out). With nvidia-current unable to load, the X server could
- not use the 'nvidia' driver.
- 
- Switching xorg.conf to use the 'nv' driver results in a much better
- screen display (only occasional flicker) although the driver only
- supports 2048x1536 at 60 Hz. 1600x1200@85 Hz is useable.
- 
- The main board is a dual Athlon X2 AMD M2N68-AM Plus with onboard nVidia
- graphics chipset.
- 
- I append partial dmesg and lspci output. If there is any other
- information that could be of help, let me know.
- 
-   -- Michael
- 
+ system was fully responsive otherwise. On reboot post-installation, gdm
+ came up OK but with the same flicker problems. The 'Monitors' control
+ panel only offered the 2048x1536 resolution at 80 Hz with no other
+ options. Tried to install and use one of the non-free nvidia drivers,
+ this failed because the nouveau kernel module was loaded always and
+ could not be unloaded (drm loads nouveau before framebuffer console
+ init. as near as I can make out). With nvidia-current unable to load,
+ the X server could not use the 'nvidia' driver. Switching xorg.conf to
+ use the 'nv' driver results in a much better screen display (only
+ occasional flicker) although the driver only supports 2048x1536 at 60
+ Hz. 1600x1200@85 Hz is useable.
  
  Kernel message buffer excerpt:
- 
  [    4.777915] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
  [    4.807773] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC9] enabled at IRQ 22
  [    4.807779] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMC9] -> GSI 22 
(level, low) -> IRQ 22
  [    4.807783] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: setting latency timer to 64
  [    4.809992] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: failed to evaluate _DSM: 5
  [    4.810217] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected an NV40 generation card 
(0x04c000a2)
  [    4.810513] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from 
PROM
  [    4.810519] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... BIOS signature not found
  [    4.810520] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from 
PRAMIN
  [    4.854556] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... appears to be valid
  [    4.854559] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT BIOS found
  [    4.854561] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Bios version 05.61.32.28
  [    4.854563] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT table 'd' not found
  [    4.854565] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Found Display Configuration Block 
version 3.0
  [    4.854568] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB connector table: VHER 0x30 5 
10 2
  [    4.854571] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   0: 0x00000000: type 0x00 idx 0 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854573] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   1: 0x00001131: type 0x31 idx 1 
tag 0x07
  [    4.854575] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   2: 0x00000110: type 0x10 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854577] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   3: 0x00000111: type 0x11 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854579] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   4: 0x00000113: type 0x13 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854581] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 0: 01000310 00000023
  [    4.854583] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 1: 00110204 942b0003
  [    4.854588] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 0 at 
offset 0xD9C9
  [    4.854591] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D 
=======
  [    4.854648] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D 
=======
  [    4.854748] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 1 at 
offset 0xDB17
  [    4.854749] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 2 at 
offset 0xDB18
  [    4.854799] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 3 at 
offset 0xDC9A
  [    4.854803] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 4 at 
offset 0xDCE3
  [    4.861274] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
  [    4.865006] [TTM] Zone  kernel: Available graphics memory: 444292 kiB.
  [    4.865009] [TTM] Zone highmem: Available graphics memory: 448232 kiB.
  [    4.865018] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 128 MiB VRAM
  [    4.865912] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 64 MiB GART (aperture)
  [    4.868624] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Allocating FIFO number 0
  [    4.868891] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: nouveau_channel_alloc: initialised 
FIFO 0
  [    4.868896] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Initial CRTC_OWNER is 0
  [    4.868901] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Saving VGA fonts
  [    4.908706] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB type 4 not known
  [    4.908710] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected a VGA connector
  [    4.909936] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 3 on vga encoder 
(output 0)
  [    5.037394] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: allocated 2048x1536 fb: 0x49000, 
bo f67bb400
  [    5.037515] fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
  [    5.037517] registered panic notifier
  [    5.037523] [drm] Initialized nouveau 0.0.15 20090420 for 0000:00:0d.0 on 
minor 0
  [    5.037985] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
  [    5.037992] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 21 
(level, low) -> IRQ 21
  [    5.038024] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64
  [    5.039464] vga16fb: initializing
  [    5.039467] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
  [    5.039574] fb1: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
  [    5.115037] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 0 on vga encoder 
(output 0)
  [    5.115043] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Output VGA-1 is running on CRTC 0 
using output A
  [    5.135352] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 256x96
  
- 
- lspci -vv : 
- 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / 
nForce 630a] (rev a2)
-         Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 83a4
-         Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
-         Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
-         Latency: 0
-         Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
-         Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
-         Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
-         Region 3: Memory at dd000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
-         Expansion ROM at dffc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
-         Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
-                 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA 
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
-                 Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
-         Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ 
Queue=0/0 Enable-
-                 Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
-         Kernel driver in use: nouveau
-         Kernel modules: nvidia-173, nvidia-current, nvidiafb, nouveau
- 
  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: 249c39fafc7fdc4284046750da89b61e
  CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
  Date: Sat Mar 27 13:39:30 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  DkmsStatus:
-  nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed 
-  nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
+  nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
+  nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
  Lsusb:
-  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical 
Wheel Mouse
-  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
-  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
+  Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical 
Wheel Mouse
+  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
+  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu4
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic 
root=UUID=41db8444-85be-4f70-835b-f083d9b4aed1 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_NZ.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_NZ.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
  dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0708
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M2N68-AM Plus
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0708:bd06/29/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N68-AMPlus:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
-  distro:             Ubuntu
-  codename:           lucid
-  architecture:       i686
-  kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic
+  distro:             Ubuntu
+  codename:           lucid
+  architecture:       i686
+  kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic

** Tags added: bios-outdated-1804 needs-apport-collect

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Title:
  [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] video flicker on any I/O activity with
  nouveau; OK with nv driver

Status in “xserver-xorg-video-nouveau” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

  Expectation: Default Xorg driver should work with no video artifacts.

  Observation: Bad screen flicker with default Xorg driver.

  Details: I installed the 10.04 beta from CD on Wednesday
  (incidentially, compliments for the smooth install). Already upon
  installation, the display did flicker badly whenever the CD was read
  or even the mouse moved. Flicker did already start at the initial
  splash screen. The system was fully responsive otherwise. On reboot
  post-installation, gdm came up OK but with the same flicker problems.
  The 'Monitors' control panel only offered the 2048x1536 resolution at
  80 Hz with no other options. Tried to install and use one of the non-
  free nvidia drivers, this failed because the nouveau kernel module was
  loaded always and could not be unloaded (drm loads nouveau before
  framebuffer console init. as near as I can make out). With nvidia-
  current unable to load, the X server could not use the 'nvidia'
  driver. Switching xorg.conf to use the 'nv' driver results in a much
  better screen display (only occasional flicker) although the driver
  only supports 2048x1536 at 60 Hz. 1600x1200@85 Hz is useable.

  Kernel message buffer excerpt:
  [    4.777915] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
  [    4.807773] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMC9] enabled at IRQ 22
  [    4.807779] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMC9] -> GSI 22 
(level, low) -> IRQ 22
  [    4.807783] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: setting latency timer to 64
  [    4.809992] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: failed to evaluate _DSM: 5
  [    4.810217] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected an NV40 generation card 
(0x04c000a2)
  [    4.810513] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from 
PROM
  [    4.810519] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... BIOS signature not found
  [    4.810520] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Attempting to load BIOS image from 
PRAMIN
  [    4.854556] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ... appears to be valid
  [    4.854559] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT BIOS found
  [    4.854561] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Bios version 05.61.32.28
  [    4.854563] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: BIT table 'd' not found
  [    4.854565] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Found Display Configuration Block 
version 3.0
  [    4.854568] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB connector table: VHER 0x30 5 
10 2
  [    4.854571] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   0: 0x00000000: type 0x00 idx 0 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854573] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   1: 0x00001131: type 0x31 idx 1 
tag 0x07
  [    4.854575] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   2: 0x00000110: type 0x10 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854577] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   3: 0x00000111: type 0x11 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854579] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0:   4: 0x00000113: type 0x13 idx 1 
tag 0xff
  [    4.854581] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 0: 01000310 00000023
  [    4.854583] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Raw DCB entry 1: 00110204 942b0003
  [    4.854588] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 0 at 
offset 0xD9C9
  [    4.854591] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D 
=======
  [    4.854648] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: ======= misaligned reg 0x0060081D 
=======
  [    4.854748] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 1 at 
offset 0xDB17
  [    4.854749] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 2 at 
offset 0xDB18
  [    4.854799] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 3 at 
offset 0xDC9A
  [    4.854803] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Parsing VBIOS init table 4 at 
offset 0xDCE3
  [    4.861274] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
  [    4.865006] [TTM] Zone  kernel: Available graphics memory: 444292 kiB.
  [    4.865009] [TTM] Zone highmem: Available graphics memory: 448232 kiB.
  [    4.865018] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 128 MiB VRAM
  [    4.865912] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: 64 MiB GART (aperture)
  [    4.868624] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Allocating FIFO number 0
  [    4.868891] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: nouveau_channel_alloc: initialised 
FIFO 0
  [    4.868896] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Initial CRTC_OWNER is 0
  [    4.868901] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Saving VGA fonts
  [    4.908706] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: DCB type 4 not known
  [    4.908710] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Detected a VGA connector
  [    4.909936] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 3 on vga encoder 
(output 0)
  [    5.037394] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: allocated 2048x1536 fb: 0x49000, 
bo f67bb400
  [    5.037515] fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
  [    5.037517] registered panic notifier
  [    5.037523] [drm] Initialized nouveau 0.0.15 20090420 for 0000:00:0d.0 on 
minor 0
  [    5.037985] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
  [    5.037992] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 21 
(level, low) -> IRQ 21
  [    5.038024] HDA Intel 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64
  [    5.039464] vga16fb: initializing
  [    5.039467] vga16fb: mapped to 0xc00a0000
  [    5.039574] fb1: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
  [    5.115037] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Setting dpms mode 0 on vga encoder 
(output 0)
  [    5.115043] [drm] nouveau 0000:00:0d.0: Output VGA-1 is running on CRTC 0 
using output A
  [    5.135352] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 256x96

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: 249c39fafc7fdc4284046750da89b61e
  CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
  Date: Sat Mar 27 13:39:30 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  DkmsStatus:
   nvidia-current, 195.36.15, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
   nvidia-173, 173.14.22, 2.6.32-16-generic, i686: installed
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical 
Wheel Mouse
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu4
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-16-generic 
root=UUID=41db8444-85be-4f70-835b-f083d9b4aed1 ro quiet splash
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_NZ.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686
  dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 0708
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: M2N68-AM Plus
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
  dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
  dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0708:bd06/29/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N68-AMPlus:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
  dmi.product.name: System Product Name
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
  glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  system:
   distro:             Ubuntu
   codename:           lucid
   architecture:       i686
   kernel:             2.6.32-16-generic

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