X blink with Vostro 360 and Ubuntu Oneiric and Precise

[Andy Whitcroft]

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 05:04:46PM +0100, Jerome Tournier wrote:
> I can't actually manage to have X working correctly with my Vostro 360.
> The X session start but the screen blink every ~10s (and stay back most
> of the time).
> 
> I found a lot of people having similar problem, but no solution can be
> applied to my case.
> 
> X logs for Ubuntu 11.10 (i386 but same issue for amd64):
> 
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core
> Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
> I will attach a kernel and Xorg dump.
> 
> The only way for me to have correct resolution (1920x1080) was in using
> the Live CDROM of elementary OS (based on Ubuntu Maverick 10.10) which
> use:
> - linux-headers-2.6.35-28-generic      2.6.35-28.49
> - xserver-xorg-video-intel             2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5.2
> 
> ... but once the system installed, the black screen problem come back. I
> can't actually undestand the difference between the live OS and the
> installed one (after the installation, the kernel is slightly different;
> but after installing exactly the same than the one used in the live CD,
> the problem persist).
> 
> I also tried other Ubuntu release, even the latest Ubuntu 12.04 precise
> (alpha version): same issue.
> 
> Booting with nomodeset helps also, but lead to a low resolution.
> 
> Any idea on what could explain that eveything is working correctly with
> the livecd, and nothing once the system installed ?
> 
> More generaly, how can i help to have a working solution ?

I would get a bug filed in launchpad for this for a start.  When running
with the issue, use ubuntu-bug xserver-xorg-video-intel which will
ensure we get all of the graphics stuff needed with the report.  It will
also get it in front of the X people who may well have more ideas as to
cause.

-apw