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."
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Annoying flickering in 16.04 LTS - Chrome
I've upgraded from 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 and then 4.5.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, and it's still happening.
At 4.5.2 it's even more frequent, and mainly in Chrome (haven't tried firefox or opera just yet)...
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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 ...
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AMD RX480 Screen flicker after update to 18.04
As mentioned in the title. Was upgrading from 17.10. Having this screen flickering.
My GPU is AMD RX480
What I did:
Search for similar issues for 18.04, can't find any
Perform fresh install. Still ...
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Vivid Vervet upgrade mess - flickering
I upgraded to Ubuntu 15.04 which was just released. After reboot, I get as far as the login screen but it only appears for a second, then it goes to an infinite loop of screen flickering. How could I ...
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Strange graphics issues such as flickering application windows and inconsistent display lagging [duplicate]
My computer was acting really strange; the windows were flickering and parts of windows of different applications were partly appearing at random places. Also when I was typing, my computer seemed to ...
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New XPS 13 9380 with ubuntu 18.04 flicker problems
I just received my new xps 13 9380 with a 4k display and with ubuntu pre-installed and since I started it that I am getting flickring problems.
Videos here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/...
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Weird partial screen flickering after upgrade to 14.04
I have been bothered by this issue for few weeks already. The problem started when I upgraded to 14.04. Parts of my screen are sometimes flickering like shown on 2 videos that links I attach below:
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Upgrade to 16.10 causes desktop backlight flickering
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 16.10 and after the restart the display light flickers constantly, regardless of the application running. The flickering
starts when the login screen is shown. I am using a ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS screen is flickering on Dell Optiplex 9010 AIO system.
I have just installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS alongside Windows 7 on Dell Optiplex 9010, all in one system. As I boot from my bootable pendrive then screen flickers. I thought that problem may get solved ...
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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 ...
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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....
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Brightness problem on a Samsung 530U3B
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on a Samsung 530U3B laptop. Screen blinks on adjusting the brightness and CPU load grow up to 100%.
Video device: Intel(R) Extreme Graphics 3 Controller.
Seems like it ...
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Colours dots move around when using firefox
Green, blue and black dots show on the screen when I use firefox. They move around and quicker when I write or do a search. Sometimes they appear thicker somtimes less. They don't appear in other ...
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Distorted graphics in Ubuntu 18.04 with intel integrated graphics
I have a Ubuntu 18.04 desktop with Intel integrated (Ivybridge) graphics. When I boot to the system, the login screen and the default Ubuntu session shows severely distorted graphics and colors making ...
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Stuck at systemd startup screen + flickering once a second after upgrading to 18.04 from 17.10
I have just finished upgrading to 18.04 from 17.10 using
sudo do-release-upgrade
then rebooted only to find that it cannot boot up again.
When I try to boot, it goes well until the systemd ...
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Flickering in KDE Plasma 5.4
I am facing flickering in KDE Plasma 5.4. Flickering stops when I change Compositor Rendering Back-end To OpenGL 3 and then change again to OpenGL 2.
OS: KUbuntu 15.04
Graphics: Intel HD 4000
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Google Chrome "Flickering"
I am having a problem with Google Chrome on Ubuntu 12.10 64.
On about 20-30% of web sites the page comes up and starts "flickering". It seems like there is a different or partial rendering of the ...
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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 ...
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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?
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Ubuntu 16.10 screen flicker after monitor wake up
In Ubuntu 16.10, when my monitors wake up on my 3rd generation Intel Core i7 laptop (HD 4000 graphics), I get flickering on both my built in laptop screen and my external display. It goes away when I ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Ubuntu 16.04.2 and 16.10 screen goes black randomly for a second
This problem has occurred on 16.10 which is why I decided to stick with 16.04. Now with the 16.04.2 update, I'm getting the same issue.
Once in a while, very randomly (most noticeable while in the ...
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Brightness function key resulting in flickering
Dell Inspiron n5110, I upgraded from Trusty to Xenial yesterday.. The one issue I can't seem to get past or over is that when I use the Fn keys to change the brightness, it results in random ...
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Kubuntu corrupt screen after lid close/screensaver
I've seen a few other Q&As around this, but nothing that is exactly what I'm experiencing.
I have a new Lenovo X220 which I'm running the latest Kubuntu on. If I close the lid when I open it I ...
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Whenever I launch Ubuntu my screen of PC starts flashing continuously
Hi I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my HP desktop PC and it’s dual boot with windows 10. Windows 10 runs fine but whenever I launch Ubuntu my screen of PC starts flashing continuously and it’s very ...
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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 ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 screen strobing
I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04, and I am experiencing subtle (but constant and rather annoying) screen flicker. My computer is an HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bp1xx; using Intel graphics ...
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Previous frame seems to flicker in any type of window
Recently my 14.04 setup has run into some strange problem. Basically almost all windows (often) start flickering the "previous frame" (or that is what it feels like). There doesn't seem to be any ...
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Flickering/Flashing screen problem related to keyboard
This will seems quite bizarre but that's a huge problem for me, I'm facing it for a long time since Ubuntu 12.04.
My Ubuntu/Linux Mint/Debian (Unity/Gnome) always starts flickering after using the ...
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14.04 w/ Intel HD 4000 display crashes when changing resolution
So, I just upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 over spring break because MATE seems to have gotten to a point that it is generally usable with Compiz for me. I did a minimal install, and put MATE on top of that, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Screen Flickering on Dell XPS 15 9570 GTX 1050 Ti [duplicate]
Just trying out Linux for the first time. I am able to install Ubuntu 18.04 without any problem except for the fact that my screen keeps on spontaneously flickering. It starts to flicker as soon as ...
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GNOME Shell flickering with ATI proprietary drivers
Works fine with opensource drivers, but with catalyst flickers everytime you press on activities or the lower right bar.
I have 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Mobility Radeon ...
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Mouse Flickering/Disappearing
When I move my mouse around in Ubuntu 12.10 it flickers. When it's not moving it disappears.
Any ideas?
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Macbook Pro 7.1
Nvidia 320m
Ubuntu 12.10
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Repeated flickering on fresh ubuntu 16 install attempt
I got a new laptop and was attempting to try the live distro version first before installing ubuntu.
However, when it loaded to the purple ubuntu loading screen:
The 5 dots turned red once, then the ...
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I upgraded from kubuntu 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS and now my screen shows up and disappears
It looks like -flicker-, but contrary to what I could find in Google, it is not to do with Chrome. It is the log-in screen already that shows up occasionally on the screen, and then the screen turns ...
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YouTube Videos are flickering on Chrome
I am using a Lenovo IdeaPad U430p with Ubutu 14.04 LTS. There is a GeForce GT 730M built in and there are also some drivers available:
NVIDIA binary driver - version 331.38 from nvidia-331 (...
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Black screen on boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I've just installed Ubuntu and i can't access the desktop because the screen sometimes flickers and ...