Okay, I enabled the "Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs from amd64-microcode (proprietary)" and performance has improved somewhat, for both the Dashboard and streaming video playback (both embedded video and fullscreen video).
Dashboard still showing some garbage output, when I put in search terms, and the display does not tidy up after showing me the relevant icons; but searched icons do appear and Dashboard is usable. Again, my legacy laptop's display problem is not really solved yet. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1625873 Title: display issues - dashboard unstable Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Typing in Dashboard search creates garbage on screen, running nouveau driver. After considerable lag, the icons appear corresponding to the search, the display tidies up, and Dashboard becomes usable. Otherwise, Unity desktop running okay. Ubuntu 16.04 on AMD-64 machine, HP laptop dv9000 series Is monitor being detected properly? Do I need a bios update? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Tue Sep 20 19:36:21 2016 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 4.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 4.4.0-36-generic, x86_64: installed bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 4.4.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation C51 [GeForce Go 6150] [10de:0244] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Presario V6133CL [103c:30b7] InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-02 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:62c0 Microdia Sonix USB 2.0 Camera Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0480:0100 Toshiba America Inc Stor.E Slim USB 3.0 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9000 (KB189UA#ABA) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic root=UUID=cbb3b226-d5e3-4f5a-b017-90f3a2ac981e ro vesafb.invalid=1 nopat drm.debug=0xe plymouth:debug SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/22/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.3D dmi.board.name: 30B9 dmi.board.vendor: Quanta dmi.board.version: 65.2B dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.3D:bd11/22/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv9000(KB189UA#ABA):pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30B9:rvr65.2B:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv9000 (KB189UA#ABA) dmi.product.version: Rev 1 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep 20 19:00:01 2016 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3 xserver.video_driver: nouveau To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1625873/+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
