Questions tagged [flicker]
When something flickers it flashes repeatedly. Flickering in Ask Ubuntu is generally referring to screen issues, or to describe an LED, such as, "The hard disk access light flickered."
216
questions
0
votes
0
answers
49
views
Screen flickering in Ubuntu 22
Flickeringscreen
My laptop screen suddenly started flickering few days ago like shown in the above image. I got my laptop cleaned up and the flickering went away for a few days but started again now. ...
2
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Screen Refresh / Flickering Issue
Recently upgraded from Ubuntu 19 to 20.04, since doing so I keep running into an issue that I struggle to describe so here goes...
Initially, right after login, the screen will re-size / flicker - it ...
CommunityBot
- 1
7
votes
6
answers
12k
views
Ubuntu 22.04.2 - Screen flickering / glitches
I've been struggling with that for the last week. I've checked similar questions, and the proposed solutions worked only for a moment or reduced the glitches, but they didn't fix the issue. Also, I ...
1
vote
3
answers
4k
views
Focal - screen flickering, i915 CPU pipe A/B FIFO underrun on Intel HD Graphics with DisplayPort screen
I have my Lenovo ThinkPad X220 connected to an Acer VG0 27" 1440p screen via DisplayPort. Periodically, the screen flicks off for several seconds. Usually it comes back, but occasionally it will ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
6k
views
Screen flickering after update to Ubuntu 20.04
After I have updated Ubuntu to 20.04, it started to behave strange. All of a sudden would get stuck, lose bottom navbar, show the purple screeen and at the end go back to normal.Any ideas?
Refer ...
CommunityBot
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
88
views
Screen Flickering and non-functional After suspend [Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, Lenovo Thinkpad 14s gen3]
I was attempting to fix an issue where the HDMI port on my lenovo does not work with Ubuntu 22.04. Two suggestions I tried were attempting to select a different Nvidia driver in software updates, and ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
109
views
HP elitebook (HP X360 1040 G10) screen flickering (LTS 22.04)
I see similar posts, and tried every solution, but no luck - can anyone help me what I might try to fix this? This is VERY disappointing to say the least.
Further information as requested:
$ lspci -...
- 38.1k
0
votes
1
answer
744
views
Lenovo Thinkpad AMD Radeon 680M randomly goes black for no obvious reason
The Laptop is new, it's running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
Flickering and screen turning black while browsing, processing etc. More common during graphic related tasks, like raw converter.
Sounds like a ...
- 1
1
vote
3
answers
4k
views
Screen Flickering On Dual Boot Ubuntu
I have dual boot setting (Ubuntu 16.04 + Windows 10) on my notebook (using nouveau driver). Originally there was no major issues.
But when I changed my BIOS configuration, my Ubuntu started to have ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
67
views
Screen glitching when login user in Kubuntu 22.04 [temporary fixed?]
I just getting update & the system requires me to restart. I do it like the way it told me & everything is normal.
But right after my laptop shows the user login screen, it immediately ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
153
views
Screen flashing/flickering on HP laptop
I am seeing the built-in display on my HP Elitebook Folio G1 (Intel Core m5-6Y57 with Intel HD Graphics 515) flickering after a fresh install of Ubuntu. It’s worth noting that this doesn’t happen on a ...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
120
views
Screen Flickering Issue on Incorrect Terminal Commands in Ubuntu
After recently installing Ubuntu on my laptop, I've encountered an unusual issue. Every time I mistakenly enter an incorrect command in the terminal, my entire screen flickers momentarily. To help ...
- 5,437
8
votes
12
answers
19k
views
Ubuntu external full HD monitor flicker
I had an issue with my external HD monitor which started flickering and the rows of pixels were unaligned with each other a bit so the picture was kind of blurry. I tried everything from changing some ...
- 121
32
votes
8
answers
112k
views
Ubuntu screen flickering
I have installed ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop specification are intel i3 6th gen with intel graphics card 520,screen resolution 1366×768.
when i lock desktop to temporarily turn off the screen but when ...
- 121
0
votes
0
answers
54
views
Ubuntu 22.04.3 “ACP BIOS Error (bug) Couldn’t resolve symbol error on Asus X513EP
After updating the kernal 6.2.0-generic. I’ll update the exact version later. That causes so much problem for me. When ubuntu bootup(before login screen) its flickering three times. Also bootup is too ...
0
votes
0
answers
838
views
Ubuntu 18.04 Live Damaged My LCD Screen? Flicker + Burn In?
So i've been running Ubuntu 18.04 from a Live USB recently. I noticed that whenever I was in Ubuntu the screen sometimes randomly flickered at the corners a bit, but then eventually stopped. The ...
2
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Screen flickers after installing Ubuntu 22.04
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 with Windows 11 using Dual Boot on a Lenovo computer and when I log in the screen flickers, not being able to interact well with the OS.
The equipment has the following ...
- 115k
0
votes
1
answer
106
views
Dell XPS 17: Weird console/firefox issue as I type characters, where the cursor jumps back in time - but only with an external monitor attached
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 with the latest updates as of today, on a Dell XPS 9710 (late 2021, early 2022 model) laptop with the UHD 17" LCD screen.
I have a second monitor, a Dell P2715Q 4-K monitor ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Screen Flickering in 20.04
It wasn't much of a concern at the time, but now I'm forced to use Ubuntu.
There are periods of time where the screen "flickers". By ''flicker'', I mean something refreshing the screen in ...
- 143
1
vote
0
answers
46
views
My external monitor randomly flickers for between a one and five seconds. Ubuntu 22.04
I am a very yellow guy when it comes to linux so please, explain in to me like I am five.
My external monitor is MSI MAG301 CR2, although the resolution and quality are on point it just randomly ...
0
votes
0
answers
39
views
Desktop icons keeps getting re-animated forever
I've recently updated Ubuntu to version 22.04.2. However, the desktop icons keeps re-animated forever. I tried to upgrade my system but it doesn't work. And the opening of files has become really slow....
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Screen flickering black after upgrade from 19.04 to 21.04 (ubuntu emulated on virtualbox)
I have a macbook with 10.15.7 and virtualbox 6.1
I just updated ubuntu from 19.04 to 21.04
Now when I login into ubuntu every few (randomly) seconds I get a black screen for a while. It seems a black ...
- 971
4
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Ubuntu 16.04 Nvidia Obs Studio Screen Flickering GT1030
I am using Nvidia GT1030 with OBS Studio running Ubuntu 16.04. When trying to record with OBS Studio, the screen is flickering. The same using other recording software - Kazam.
- 347
16
votes
9
answers
87k
views
Fixing the Nvidia Graphics Screen Flicker Issue
I know there are a lot of questions about this -- I've read at least 100 questions about it but still can't find a solution to the Nvidia screen flicker issue. I've had this issue since 11.10. The ...
0
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Mouse flickering in horizontal band region of screen
EDIT September 6, 2020: Still stuck with this problem, does anyone have any ideas, it's miserable when my mouse pointer disappears, often for many seconds at a time :(
EDIT: (even) more symptoms/data ...
- 21
5
votes
1
answer
349
views
Screen goes black only when clicking system settings. Comes back on after 10 to 60 seconds
I am new to Ubuntu. I just installed a fresh copy of 16.04 LTS on a Lenovo M8 3306 ThinkCentre desktop.
It is running great so far other than one weird problem in which I cannot find anyone else on ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
91
views
Ubuntu Flickering While Installing & Booting
I am an ubuntu user. I installed Ubuntu a few months ago. It worked properly for me. But after about 1 week later, it randomly started flickering while booting, it almost flickered for 10 minutes and ...
- 11
1
vote
0
answers
106
views
Ubuntu says I have two display and cursor flickers
Hello I recently installed Ubuntu 14 on my macbook pro and I'm having an issue with the display settings on it.
My cursor seems to flicker and disappear most of the time. I also noticed I have two ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
111
views
Jammy 22.04 new install with Kubuntu gets flickering screen
I'm running a new install of Jammy (22.04) on Ubuntu with KDE installed, X11, and a NVIDIA 470 driver. I've started noticing that some small parts of the screen start flickering with content from ...
- 61
7
votes
3
answers
3k
views
Ubuntu 16.04/17.04/17.10 & CENTOS 6,7: screen flickering and random shutdowns (Lenovo Thinkpad T410)
I ask the same question a couple of weeks ago but the question was closed because it was related to Ubuntu 17.10 which is under development.
However, I have the same (and worse) issues for the LTS 16....
CommunityBot
- 1
0
votes
3
answers
159
views
Flickering Ubuntu after changing mother board
Today I had to change the motherboard in my Dell XPS 13 7390.
Since then the screen is constantly flickering and showing weird lines.
I'm using ubuntu 22.04. I've already checked this issue and other ...
0
votes
1
answer
41
views
"[[17~^" is auto added in terminal
When I open the terminal and press 6, it start typing "[[17~^" automatically and it continues. I also noticed that sometime it starts without pressing 6 or any key. Additional issue to that, ...
- 8,325
1
vote
1
answer
311
views
Screen flickering on Ubuntu 20.04 - HP Spectre X360 with Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520]
I am using Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS on my HP Spectre X360 with Intel Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] and I am having flickering graphics.
Unlike similar entries that have been reported, my flickering is ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
177
views
Very fast flickering screen (Xubuntu on Lenovo Yoga)
I installed Xubuntu (i.e. ubuntu light) on a (laptop/tablet) Lenovo Yoga 900S 12ISK with HD Graphics 915 video card. After bios update (to allow for Linux) installation went fine but the login screen (...
- 101
17
votes
4
answers
15k
views
Cursor flickers on primary display when fractional scaling is enable for dual monitors on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04
I am experiencing a mouse cursor flickering on my primary display when I enable fractional scaling. I am running Ubuntu 20.04 desktop on a Dell Inspiron XPS 9380 with Intel UHD620 graphics.
I have a ...
- 15.8k
13
votes
1
answer
9k
views
Black screen flickering after update to 22.04
I've been using 20.04 and I updated to 22.04. After a few days a black flickering appears randomly, it's very annoying and it didn't happen before. Any idea what might be the cause?
- 14.6k
0
votes
0
answers
157
views
Screen flickers in Ubuntu 20.04
My screen flickers when I open the lid after having closed the lid earlier, it keeps on flickering and doesn't stop. It flickers even when I go to shell (Ctrl+Alt+F3), but if I lock it again (Super+L) ...
3
votes
1
answer
509
views
Screen flickering on Ubuntu 20.04 with Nvidia 495 under high CPU
I'm having a strange issue for the past couple of months.
I run an Ubuntu 20.04 on a Lenovo Y740 laptop (RTX 2070). With the latest Nvidia drivers (currently, I'm testing with 495), I'm having an ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
155
views
Screen Flicker on 20.04 with AMD CPU/ Nvidia GPU
I am having a serious screen flicker problem on a laptop with 20.04 and Kernel 5.13.0-27-gneric. I am not sure if the problem came with the recent Kernel upgrade or a little earlier, but it started ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
How do I revert the last installed updates?
Today I just clicked yes to a few updates that my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS suggested. Since then, when I boot up my laptop everything is fine. But when it goes to suspend and wakes up the screen is flickering ...
- 23.7k
0
votes
0
answers
342
views
Screen repeatedly goes blank, flickering off and on. Lubuntu 20.04
My screen keeps switching off for about a second, then switching back on. This is getting increasingly annoying. It can happen several times a minute, or not happen at all for an hour or so. It always ...
8
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Screen flickering on mouse move (Ubuntu 20/21, Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro)
I recently purchased a Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro (16IHU6) with the following configuration
CPU: i5-11300H
GPU: nVidia MX450
Display: 2k@120Hz
and I fail to run Ubuntu 20.04/21.10 (to be honest, any ...
1
vote
1
answer
458
views
Display flicker on new HP 14S laptop with Ubuntu 20.04
Dual boot installation on new HP 14S laptop using latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on a USB stick. The machine has Intel i5 processor with Intel iRIS Xe graphics. When running from the USB it is necessary to ...
- 1,648
0
votes
1
answer
979
views
Intense screen flickering, vertical rainbow bars, display problems on Ubuntu 20.04, Lenovo X1 Carbon
Starting today (Aug 24) I observed intense screen flickering and tearing on my Ubuntu 20.04.3 on the Lenovo X1 Carbon. As far as I know, there were no shutdowns, updates, or changes. I observed this ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Ubuntu 19.10: Screen flickering after wake-up from sleep
Issue:
Screen starts flickering whenever my laptop wakes up after a sleep or blank screen.
Steps to reproduce:
Let your laptop go to sleep or let its display turn blank.
After wake-up, the display ...
1
vote
0
answers
511
views
Ubuntu 21.10 Flickering Screen on Wake or Screen Resolution Change
When I wake my computer, the login screen and DE looks like the graphics card is broken (it's not). the screen has flickering lines and blocks of the screen flickering off an on. The manual resolution ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
415
views
Ubuntu lts display is zoomed/scaled after changing dell screen
I used to have screen flickering problem and it became frequent. When I visited the service center they said it is the screen problem and changed the screen in 1 day. Next day when I booted into ...
3
votes
1
answer
633
views
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS flickering screen
I just installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 on my Lenovo Z580 laptop and it’s dual boot with Windows 10.
Windows 10 runs fine, but whenever I launch Ubuntu, my PC screen starts flashing continuously. The ...
- 14.6k
1
vote
0
answers
52
views
Ubuntu flashing screan on power off and turn on after suspend
I installed ubuntu 20.04 on my Dell Studio 1555 laptop and It flashes two or three times when I try to turn it off and when It woke up after suspend.
I had this problem with older versions of Ubuntu ...
- 28.5k
1
vote
2
answers
378
views
Ubuntu 18.04 window flickering/strobing white for specific applications
I've been having lots of graphical issues with specific applications on Ubuntu 18.04 using my Dell Latitude 7490. For instance on GitKraken:
The same thing happens on:
Zoom
Slack
Signal
Skype
...
- 43