On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Pablo Oliveira <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 3:34 PM, Alex Deucher <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Pablo Oliveira <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Package: xserver-xorg-video-ati >> > Version: 1:6.14.4-8 >> > Followup-For: Bug #529178 >> > [...] >> > >> > * If I run "xset dpms force off" the problems disappears completely. >> >> To clarify, do you mean that after a dpms cycle both monitors work >> correctly? > > > Yes, after turning off DPMS, both monitors work correctly. > I have been using the system all day without any flickering problems. > >> >> Does a newer kernel help? 3.2 is pretty old. There were >> a number of display related fixes that went into 3.7 for example. > > > I will try with a new kernel and report back. > > Also, I would add that, like the other people affected by this bug, > the problem triggers often when scrolling a window.
Is this the same issue? I.e., does the blinking come back after a dpms cycle if you scroll? If so, it sounds like it may be a bandwidth issue. You might try booting with radeon.disp_priority=2 on the kernel command line in grub. Alex _______________________________________________ xorg-driver-ati mailing list [email protected] http://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-driver-ati
