This issue has sat with a status of 'Incomplete' for over three years
now without any comment and did not expire due to the presence of a 'Bug
watch'. Also the Ubuntu versions affected are all now out out of support
so I'm closing the report as 'Invalid' as it no longer refers to any
currently
the solution under #108 fixed my problem as well.
Thank you.
You have to have the displaylink driver first
https://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu
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Solution under #108 fixed my problem.
Thank you :)
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same here, when monitor is plugged in I mouse coursor is flickering on
host display, additionally sometimes sites do not work correctly when on
screen 2, coursor is flickering too (but much less).
When I've tried to apply solution from #108 after the reboot the second
monitor was not detected at
Also occurs on Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon. The 2nd or 3rd monitors do not
even have to be turned on. I just have to connect to the displayLink
docking station for the flickering to start.
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I am on ubuntu 16.04 also.
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Hello,
Indeed the solution #108 of matorres124 worked for me. (The arrowmouse
doesn't flicker anymore on the top area of my middle screen.
However one verry verry annoying bug remains ! When I have one window that I
want to drag and drop in another screen, if I am not fast enough,
it gets
Thanks Michael. Your solution works for me in combination with Workaround 1 of
https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/1181623-displaylink-ubuntu-driver-after-recent-x-upgrades
but with "PageFlip" line removed.
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I was having this same issue after plugging in my screen. Oddly enough
this issue was resolved when I was trying to solve another issue about
screen locking up when opening a new application.
Here is the solution that fixed both issues.
Similar situation with a 5 monitor setup
4 exit on Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X
1 through displaylink (usb 17e9:4300)
Mouse flickers:
-Really fast on two DVI exits of the radeon card
-Slower on DP & HDMI exits of radeon card
No flickering on the displaylink monitor
Monitors are 4 x ASUS VS247H 1 x
Viet (zmg48), it will help immensely if you use the computer the problem is
reproducible with, file a new report with Ubuntu by first ensuring the package
xdiagnose is installed, and click the Yes button for attaching additional
debugging information after running the following from a terminal:
Maybe I interpreted mouse flickering wrong and my bug actually is this
one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics-
drivers-384/+bug/1684240
or the bugs are somehow related to each other?
My problem is solved by rebooting and logging out and then back in.
I can operate my
I also observe problems with a flickering mouse and a weird rectaangle
around my mouse, when I use three monitors, with one beeing rotated by
90 degrees. Sometimes this also occurs when I don't rotate the screen.
The fix above doesn't help me.
Ubuntu 17.10, Display link driver 4.1 and Nvidia 390
Wei Cai: GeForce GTX 960M/PCIe/SSE2
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** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1744496
Cursor flickering using DisplayLink and USB Monitor
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1744496 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744496
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1744496
Cursor flickering using HP EliteDisplay S140u USB Portable Monitor
** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1744496
Cursor flickering using
Hi Pawel Duda, just tried your solution, but it still doesn't work...
What model is your graphic card? Mine is GTX960
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This also affects me on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Solution:
-install nvidia 390 (or any older - check or switch using "Additional Drivers"
app on Ubuntu ), and then, install:
-DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Ubuntu 4.1 (or newer I guess)
Restart and done!
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Key here as it seems is that you need to:
1) update graphic card's driver
Environment:
Fresh install 16.04
Razer Blade 14 2014
Intel GPU
Nvidia 870M
1x HDMI port
I originally had no video drivers installed and was using the Intel gpu
and this did not work with DisplayLink with 1.4x drivers installed until
i added xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf. After this it worked as a
Hello,
I was in the same situation
1x mini DP
1x DisplayLink USB3 to DVI/VGA
1x Laptopscreen Lenovo x230
And my mouse cursor blink, disapear or duplicate on some top bar of some
windows.
I'm using Linux Mint (based on Ubuntu) and to solve this problem, I
added 2 lines on my /etc/environment :
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
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** Description changed:
+ *PLEASE READ FIRST BEFORE CONSIDERING MAKING A COMMENT*
+ If you are having an issue and want it addressed, it is most helpful to file
a new report. If you were led here by DisplayLink's website, you were led here
in error as no useful debugging information has been
I can confirm awensley's characterization of this bug. I have exactly
the same issue:
OS: Ubuntu 16.04 x64
Kernel: 4.10.0-37-generic
X.Org X Server: 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 (v1.19.3)
Monitor 1: 1920 x 1080 - Laptop's Native Monitor
Monitor 2: 1920 x 1080 - DisplayLink (USB) connected AOC E2775SJ Monitor
I reported https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1724307
to include the info from my laptop.
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I am just now affected by this bug, using a DisplayPort monitor for the
first time.
OS: Ubuntu 17.04 x64
Kernel: 4.10.0-37
X.Org X Server : 1.19.3
Monitor 1: 1920 x 1080 - Laptop's Native Monitor
Monitor 2: 1920 x 1080 - DisplayLink (USB-C) connected MB16AC ASUS Monitor
In an interesting
I had the latest DisplayLink driver and it still did the same thing to
me. And it gets worse than that. No errors are generated but the speed
is so slow it is almost unbearable whenever the DisplayLink device is in
use. I could click the icon for Files to launch Nautilus from the Unity
Tomasz Raganowicz, the DisplayLink driver you are using is outdated
(latest is 1.3.54).
Despite this, the article you linked doesn't point to Launchpad at all.
Likely, because this report hasn't been fully root caused, and folks
simply add "Me too!" comments that aren't helpful for a developer to
Can confirm this happening on Asus Zenbook UX330UA, on Ubuntu 16.04 with
the DisplayLink adapter and driver 1.3.53. The problem (mouse
flickering) appears on the primary laptop screen, while 2nd screen is
connected via USB 3.0 to HDMI iTec DisplayLink adpater is connected.
DisplayLink points back
So after all nobody reported this to bugs.freedesktop.org?
I also guess there is few different issues in this bugreport, so I think
it's good idea to fill separate bugreport on bugs.freedesktop.org if you
have very different symptoms.
How to fill bugreport to bugs.freedesktop.org:
affected with displayPort
** Also affects: xorg-server
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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As for me, the bug appeared with 16.10 and gone in 17.04.
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Well, for me, the bug still isn't fixed (Ubuntu 16.04)
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For me, the bug is gone since the upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04. Just took 3
years to solve.
Now that it's official the sunsetting of Unity and Mir, I hope similar
bugs won't take that long to be solved.
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What is the progress regarding this bug?
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Chris (gelgamek), it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu
by ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the
Yes button for attaching additional debugging information running the following
from a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg
Also, please feel free to
I've been watching this one and the related bugs for a while.
Using an Nvidia (580) with an Intel (HD3000) on a desktop PC this issue
is substantially improved in the latest xorg-edgers releases; it's now
very close to working perfectly.
There are still some small niggles - using Unity in 16.x
It is possibly related to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1641467
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1629300
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1645891
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I disabled compositing and the flicker went away, but I now get some
funky mouse trails that don't get cleaned up when crossing the edge
between monitor 1 and monitor 2.
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Christopher M. Penalver, I hope you don't mind, I've subscribed you to
my report.
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I've been having the same issue as D. Charles Pyle, and I've submitted
it as a new report here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1629300
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D. Charles Pyle, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu
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Same here. Ubuntu 16.04. ASUSTek Radeon HD 5750 Formula card and
Sabrent DisplayLink, with Dual Dell S2440L monitors connected to the
ASUSTek card and a ViewSonic VX922 monitor connected to the Sabrent
device via native DVI. Heavy flickering on the mouse cursor with
updating of the DisplayLink
Same here, but only on the primary monitor which is connected via
displayport. Displaylink attached monitors works fine (intel onboard)
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Ubuntu 16.04, Nouveau NVidia driver, Razer Blade (2014) with an external
monitor attached via DisplayLink. Cursor is blinking on the primary,
built-in LCD.
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Having tried many, many solutions -something seems to work! Wait for the
OS to boot up completely and then connect the displaylink Docking
station attached to monitor! (Easier method is to hook up the docking
station and the monitor on same power source and switch ON after the
system has booted
Mouse cursor does not flicker with MATEs Marco window manager on 1st and
2nd monitors. Also it feels like there is no more cursor lag (perhaps
very slight) on the 3rd monitor (connected with DisplayLink) I have one
Radeon HD 5770 and all 3 monitors are connected to it. Open source
driver.
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Same problem with DisplayLink as 4th Monitor, see #1589446
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SerCe, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu by ensuring
you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for
attaching additional debugging information running the following from a
terminal:
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Also, please feel free to subscribe
Same problem
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Incomplete
Status
serce@serce-linuxpc:~$ lspci | grep -i vga
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen
Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
Juniper PRO [Radeon HD 5750]
LeoRochael, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu by
ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes
button for attaching additional debugging information running the following
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Also, please feel free to
What information is needed to remove the "incomplete" mark from this
issue? It seems that the steps for reproduction are really clear cut:
- Use two videocards with two monitors.
Or:
- Setup and connect a DisplayLink device to a USB port and configure it
for use.
Then:
See mouse flickering
Considering that newer graphics cards are relatively cheap, I fixed my
graphic issues with a
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti WindForce 2X OC
. Just wanted to leave a short note on the model so others have a
reference on what works.
Issues to consider:
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Same issues as above (heavy mouse flickering on redraws/video play plus
occasional mouse vanishing) while using 3 monitors (one on intel iGPU, 2
on R6450). Flickering confined to Radeon monitors. Ubuntu 15.04 +
Unity.
Investigated workarounds and seem to have stumbled onto one that at
least
^Submitted a apport report as well.
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I have the same problem. Mouse flickering on two of my three screens.
I have two video-cards, both ATI HD6770 (Not in cross-fire).
One card is only connected to one monitor, the other is connected with two
monitors.
Only on the vga-card connected with two monitors, the mouse cursor flickers.
I
Felix Griewald, it will help immensely if you filed a new report by executing
the following in a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg
Please ensure you have xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes
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** Attachment removed: xorg
The low framerate and flickering mouse disappear on 15.04 by:
- installing nonfree drivers:
http://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/615714#ubuntu
- systemctl start displaylink. Autostart:
http://www.displaylink.org/forum/showpost.php?p=78036postcount=2
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Same problem for me. I'm using a new DisplayLink Adapter with type DL-
3xxx and the new official Ubuntu driver from DisplayLink. My main
monitors have a flickering mouse pointer now, the Display Monitor not at
all. I also tried all mentioned workarounds, nothing helped. It seems
this is a huge
Please see attached above my apport-collect -p xorg 1278223.
I can confirm the same problem as mentioned by the other users,
flickering of the cursor when it's not on the screen connected to the
USB display link adapter. I would be willing to do further debugging.
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.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
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
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Same problem.
00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core
Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
Pitcairn PRO [Radeon HD 7850]
Flickering on the two monitors connected to the
Same problem.
Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Dell Optiplex 7010
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen
Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
Caicos XT [Radeon HD 7470/8470 / R5 235 OEM]
3
Andrew Speer, it would help immensely if you filed a new report via a terminal:
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BTW, I just replaced unity with MATE and my third monitor works like a
charm with no lagging whatssoever! =
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Same for me, Ubuntu 14.04LTS
I am using a IOGEAR GUC2020DW6 and a Sony Vaio Intel i5 7 series.
I have a Samsung 32 2560x1440 and the usb is running a 27 1920x1080
I notice that the blinking has something to do with the difference of
resolution, because, there were a few times when xrandr
Today, I can confirm this issue is not only related to two graphic
cards. It also happens with only one graphic card. I am using a laptop
with built-in graphic card and intel driver. I disabled the built-in
LVDS1 monitor and then only enable TWO monitors: VGA and HDMI. My laptop
graphic card has
Same here. Any updates or workarounds? None of the above workarounds works.
The number of monitors does not matter. I have only two monitors active. The
problem still exist. It's about the UGA and two graphic cards.
For me, browser activities will trigger the mouse cursor flickering problem.
Same problem.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Notebook Dell Precision M4800
Intel graphics card only
3 monitors: built in(1920x1080), HannsG HZ281(VGA, 1920x1200), Dell Inc.
24(Display port, 1920x1080)
After I connected Dell monitor to display port cursor started to flicker
on first two screens. It stops when
UBUNTU 14.04LTS Desktop
Three displays, two NVIDIA graphics cards, not the same type of card,
two different ones.
Two monitors on one card, 1 monitor on another card HDMI.
The two monitors on the one card are the ones that exhibit cursor
flicker with the default drivers out of the box.
If I
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Importance: Undecided = High
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disabling vsync (i used ccsm) helps a lot, but doesn't fix the problem
completely. I have three monitors, two on a radeon card, one on the on-
chip intel GPU.
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