Bug 1299538 - Annoying screen flick on Sky Lake
Summary: Annoying screen flick on Sky Lake
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Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 23
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-01-18 15:29 UTC by Jerry Amundson
Modified: 2016-10-18 11:49 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2016-10-18 11:49:17 UTC
Type: Bug

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Description Jerry Amundson 2016-01-18 15:29:06 UTC 
Description of problem:
Annoying screen flick on Sky Lake (Surface Pro 4)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-4.3.3-301.fc23.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora 23
2. Install everything from updates-testing
3.

Actual results:
Screen OK, then Flick, OK. FLICK. Flick.

Expected results:
Something easier on the eyes.

Additional info:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics (rev 07)

Also happens on monitor attached to external mini DisplPort.
Comment 1 Jerry Amundson 2016-01-18 22:19:29 UTC 
For reference, the flicker does not occur with 4.2.8-300.
Also with 4.2.8-300, the external mini-DisplayPort does not work.
Comment 2 Josh Boyer 2016-01-18 22:25:27 UTC 
Skylake support didn't really land until 4.3, but it isn't complete in 4.3 either.  4.4 is likely a better option but it will be a few weeks before that hits Fedora 23.
Comment 3 Laura Abbott 2016-09-23 19:36:49 UTC 
*********** MASS BUG UPDATE **************
 
We apologize for the inconvenience.  There is a large number of bugs to go through and several of them have gone stale.  Due to this, we are doing a mass bug update across all of the Fedora 23 kernel bugs.
 
Fedora 23 has now been rebased to 4.7.4-100.fc23.  Please test this kernel update (or newer) and let us know if you issue has been resolved or if it is still present with the newer kernel.
 
If you have moved on to Fedora 24 or 25, and are still experiencing this issue, please change the version to Fedora 24 or 25.
 
If you experience different issues, please open a new bug report for those.
Comment 4 Jerry Amundson 2016-10-18 11:49:17 UTC 
Unable to reproduce.
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