Weird screen flickering with Intel HD Graphics 5500

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Teresa e Junior <teresaejunior at gmail.com> on Wed, 15
Nov 2017 11:57:49 -0200

> I've been using Linux on different laptops for many years, and after I 
> upgraded to 17.10, this is the first time I'm having problems with an 
> Intel GPU.
> 
> Here is a 5.6 MB video showing the problem: 
> https://app.box.com/s/k3ha43yt0eedy12wcl6t0bzo1qbk5zhe
> 
> Every time this happens, I have to close the lid to suspend the laptop 
> for a few seconds.
> 
> ~> inxi -G
> Graphics:  Card: Intel HD Graphics 5500
>             Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.5 )
>             drivers: modesetting (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
>             Resolution: 1366x768 at 59.97hz
>             OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell 
> GT2)
>             version: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2
> 
> Anyone knows how to solve this?

I have the same problem.  I just click the mouse on the part that is blinking,
that makes it stop.  I am not at home so I do not know what graphics card is on
the ASUS mother board.

-- 
Robert Blair


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