More threads with info in Ubuntuforums:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=398821
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=591747
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=661922
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=566422
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=612144
The options:
options nvidia_new NVreg_Mobile=1 NVreg_RegistryDwords=PerfLevelSrc=0x
Seems to fix the problem here, but I will test this for some days before
start dancing...
¿¿¿Someone else can try this???
** Summary changed:
- Occasional screen-wide blink when using compiz and Nvidia
Same here with nvidia 7700 in an Asus A8JS.
When this starts, the nvidia driver notify this (or something similar) to dmesg:
[ 1208.288000] NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 6, PE 022c 1800 f30c 00e7e7e7
0001
[ 1208.296000] NVRM: Xid (0001:00): 30, L1 - L0
What I've found so far:
* When the
Testing
options nvidia_new NVreg_Mobile=1 NVreg_RegistryDwords=PerfLevelSrc=0x
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Confirmed
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Occasional screen-wide blink when using compiz
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164589
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I've found this thread in NVNews.net forums:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=96673
From the thread:
Did you already try to set the mysterious PerfLevelSrc option?
/etc/modprobe.d/options:
options nvidia NVreg_RegistryDwords=PerfLevelSrc=0x
It's never been explained by
This bug has some duplicates:
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/158317
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/160747
Maybe there are more that I can't find.
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Occasional screen-wide blink when using compiz
I have a similar issue with my laptop Asus F3JM (15.4 WXGA, GeForce Go
7600, Compiz Extra enabled). It happens sometimes without warning. Maybe
I've used the notebook for more than an hour and nothing has append and
suddenly the monitor starts blinking. I noticed that it happens
especially after I
I've just noticed that, when it happens (the screen starts blinking
occasionally), video playback stop working correctly. For instance, I
was watching a video with Miro and surfing the web at the same time. The
screen started blinking suddenly for about two times in a minute. After
that, Miro
** Changed in: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: compiz = linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22
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Occasional screen-wide blink when using compiz
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164589
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