[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-31 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Oh actually I just noticed that test kernel doesn't change or defer the time at which I see: fb0: switching to inteldrmfb from EFI VGA It's still around 2.5s regardless, even with the eoan kernel. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-31 Thread Sebastien Bacher
@Paolo, I think from a desktop perspective we do validate the enabling of the option (even if that's not enough to fix the bug here) so please move forward with that if you can -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-31 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Seb, Yes I do see it but it's different now... $ uname -a Linux kab 5.3.0-19-generic #20~lp1836858 SMP Fri Oct 18 12:09:47 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ dmesg | grep fb ... [0.395596] efifb: probing for efifb [0.395604] efifb: showing boot graphics [0.396347] efifb:

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-28 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Daniel, do you still see the 'fb0: switching to inteldrmfb from EFI VGA'? The kernel change is needed from what upstream said even if it might not be enoguh for your problem so I think it should still be a step in the right direction and we should enable the option -- You received this bug

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-21 Thread Daniel van Vugt
Also keep in mind that the duration of the flicker here depends on the model of monitor in use. Some laptops/monitors might be super-fast and not black-out when the programmed mode changes. But in my experience most will. Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. -- You received this bug

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-21 Thread Daniel van Vugt
$ uname -a Linux kab 5.3.0-19-generic #20~lp1836858 SMP Fri Oct 18 12:09:47 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1836858 Title: i915: Display

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-14 Thread Sebastien Bacher
I've discussed the issue with Hans who pointed out to that kernel option being needed FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DEFERRED_TAKEOVER Details on https://lwn.net/Articles/758312/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-10-08 Thread Nivas Muthu
for me, it's flicker-free but it doesn't show the vendor logo, only the spinner appears during boot. But for the first boot, it worked fine -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1836858

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-08-13 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Description changed: I am trying flickerfree boot in 19.10 [1], but find it actually flickers - part way through. The flicker occurs seemingly during kernel startup - since my peripherals are lit up before the problem occurs. + part way through: + + 1. BIOS logo on a black background. +

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background)

2019-08-12 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Summary changed: - i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot + i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot (BIOS logo on a black background) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot

2019-07-17 Thread Daniel van Vugt
I've now found this occurs on an HP laptop, as well as a Lenovo desktop. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1836858 Title: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot To manage

[Bug 1836858] Re: i915: Display flickers during "flickerfree" boot

2019-07-17 Thread Daniel van Vugt
** Attachment removed: "WifiSyslog.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1836858/+attachment/5277605/+files/WifiSyslog.txt ** Attachment removed: "CRDA.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1836858/+attachment/5277592/+files/CRDA.txt -- You