screen flashing to black every several seconds

[Jim Cornette]

Claude Jones wrote:

> 
> I used your method to reapply the X11-6.8.1 and now I'm back to normal.
> 
> Someone had suggested I file a bugzilla: here's my problem - given my 
> less than advanced understanding of Linux, I can't say for certain that 
> this is an X bug; what if the action of installing the ATI/Radeon driver 
> from ATI broke the system? I have another machine,  configured almost 
> exactly the same as this one, at work, to which I did NOT apply the ATI 
> driver, but DID apply the X 6.8.2 update - it's working just fine as far 
> as this issue is concerned. Perhaps my removal of the ATI/Radeon driver 
> didn't get rid of everything it installed, and it's THAT residue that is 
> causing the problem on my system?
> 
> Any thoughts on this?
> 

I would assume that this problem is due to changes in the xorg-x11 
version that relate to the ati driver. It would be best to find a bug 
report that seems to resemble the flashing problem that you are 
experiencing and attach the the /etc/X11/xorg.conf that you are using.

This problem sounds like it would be best for your use of the system to 
refrain from upgrading X. The bad thing it will remain broken.

You might submit the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file when you are getting the 
flashing problem for the bug report with the upgrades applied. After 
that, you csn downgrade again and have tracking for resolving the bug 
through bugzilla.

I currently have a hybrid xorg-x11 with some features from the CVS and 
others from the development version of xorg-x11. I couldn't help much 
more with figuring out your blanking problem. It might be related to the 
monitor or to x itself.

Jim

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