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Application windows randomly redrawing

Windows* redraw frantically (blink white) for a couple minutes and then it stops. Sometimes the whole windows, sometimes just part of them.. very weird behaviour. What is even strange (or a clue?) is ...
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Ubuntu won't shutdown using integrated GPU (Vaio VPCSB)

I have a Sony Vaio VPCSB1D7E (W7 + Ubuntu 12.04). It has hybrid graphics (AMD+Intel). I installed both the AMD Catalyst drivers and the Intel ones. So far, using both graphic cards works fine, but I ...
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Problem with video driver (Nvidia Geforce GT 650m) in Lenovo Ideapad Y500 with Ubuntu 12.04

The screen resolution cannot be assigned. It indicates that it is 1920 x 1080 but everything looks very small. The screen brightness can not be allocated from the system.
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Hybrid graphics driver not working (12.04)

After two days of intensive research and two Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 installations later I've reached a dead end. I currently own a HP dv6-3315ep laptop, which comes with a 6550M graphics card, and ...
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System is shutting down instead of hibernating

I have an HP g4-1387, core I5, 4Gb RAM, 8Gb swap and hybrid Intel/ATI graphics with Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS. Finally after installing AMD Catalyst 12.4 as described here I was able to Suspend. Hibernate ...
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How can I enable Unity 3D with hybrid graphics Radeon 7970M?

When I log into Ubuntu 12.04, I don't get Unity 3D, even though I think I am seeing 3D acceleration at the login screen. I don't want to use the FGLRX drivers, the default one doesn't seem to work, ...
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Android 3D acceleration in androVM with primusrun?

I have been trying an Android Virtual Machine called androVM on an Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit laptop with Intel/Nvidia hybrid graphics configuration as the guest OS (details on the graphic cards below). I ...
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'Your system is running in low-graphic mode' after installing AMD fglrx drivers on a 6600M

Looks like I have a problem that has already been debated but non of the solutions provided did not work for me, so I'm asking this question again in hpes that someone can help me. I'm running 12.04 ...
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Which of two video drivers am I using?

I am trying to figure out if my integrated intel graphics are being used rather than my discrete GeforceEFORCE 210M. When I check "Additional Drivers" under settings, it does not show any proprietary ...
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Install amd official driver on kernel 3.4 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error? I installed kernel 3.4 on my ubuntu 12.4, in my previous kernel i installed amd graphic official driver ...
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How can I disable one Graphics card/GPU on my system? (Interchangeable graphics involved)

The problem I have is this: I have a DELL laptop with 2 GPUs, an Intel integrated and high performance of AMD Radeon HD a 6470m, but Ubuntu does not detect it. However, the two are active at the same ...
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How to disable discrete GPU using NVIDIA drivers?

I have a DELL studio XPS 13 (aka 1340) as of 12.04 most things run smoothly out of the box, but I have some power draining and warmness issues (if not to be called terrible heat issues) The system ...
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Reconfigure Graphic error [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to fix “The system is running in low-graphics mode” error? I installed new kernel 3.4 from deb files But after installing when i boot my laptop with ubuntu, Ubuntu ...
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How do I solve a thermal issue on my HP dv6 laptop?

I have HP DV6 6080 laptop with Sandy Bridge ci7 CPU and ATI graphic. I have thermal issue and power usage in Ubuntu. I followed the instructions from this tutorial to install hybrid graphic because I ...
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How do I get my old NVIDIA graphics card working?

I'm really new to Linux, and I have an old FX5200 which I'm not sure if its working. This is what I did: I stopped lightdm, then installed and blacklisting first everything related to Nouveau ...
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Samsung 7 Graphics Nightmare

I just bought a Samsung 7 laptop with the Amd Radeon hd 6490m an I installed the driver. Everything was working smooth and it was rendering nice until I rebooted it. I noticed that it wouldn't boot my ...
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Macbook Pro 8,2 Graphics switching - Ubuntu 12.04

I've been reading docs and various pages for a few hours now and can't seem to put all of the pieces together on this. Basically I am trying to get 12.04 installed on my MBP 8,2 with graphics card ...
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Buying a new laptop with a Trinity AMD card in it?

As I said in the title the laptop has the AMD Trinity A10-4600M processor and that card has integrated graphics. But the laptop also has an AMD Radeon HD 7670M card in it. Will Ubuntu 12.04 be able to ...
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Use intel chip on systems with two graphics chips

I have a computer with two graphics chips. For reference, one is the Nvidia GTX 670, and the other is the integrated graphics on the Intel 3770k. When I pull out the NVidia card, Ubuntu uses the ...
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How to switch between graphics on Dell Inspiron N5110?

I have got a Dell Inspiron N5110 running Ubuntu 12.04. It has two graphic cards, Integrated Intel graphics And Nvidia. I was wondering if there is a way to switch between graphic cards. As the Nvidia ...
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Am I using integrated or discrete graphics?

My work station is a Macbook Pro which has... integrated graphics: Intel HD 3000 discrete graphics: Radeon XXXX... I have installed drivers for the discrete graphics right after installation. ...
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Switching Graphics using Catalyst Control Center

I searched a lot on web and found that Linux is not still very good enough in switching graphics (dedicated to in-build). Unlike windows where we can shift to dedicated graphics in run time... ...
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Hybrid Graphics Functional won't work with my Asus UL30V anymore

The problem is that I am no longer able to boot in compatibility mode for just turning on my Nvidia graphics to install the driver. Because no login screen will appear if Ubuntu is loading. In ...