Comment 17 for bug 755841

No problem in Windows. This is Linux-specific.

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 10:06 PM, Curtis Gedak <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thank Envel for reporting you findings and the link to the other bug
> report.
>
> While researching this problem I came across the following Intel Linux
> Graphics documentation:
> http://intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html
>
> My thoughts are that this problem must be solvable, or else why would
> Intel call this Graphics Processing Unit "High Definition Graphics
> 3000". ;-)
>
> I also recall reading somewhere that the problem did not arise in MS
> Windows.
> Can someone with MS Windows test to see if there is video tearing while
> viewing HD video in Windows?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/755841
>
> Title:
> [sandybridge] video tearing
>
> Status in “xserver-xorg-video-intel” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel
>
> Videos tear heavily.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> CompizPlugins: No value set for
> `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
> CompositorRunning: compiz
> DRM.card0.DP.1:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: Off
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> DRM.card0.DP.2:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: Off
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> DRM.card0.HDMI.A.1:
> status: connected
> enabled: enabled
> dpms: On
> modes: 1920x1200 1600x1200 1280x1024 1280x1024 1280x960 1152x864 1024x768
> 1024x768 1024x768 832x624 800x600 800x600 800x600 800x600 640x480 640x480
> 640x480 640x480 720x400
> edid-base64:
> AP///////wBMLbYCNDJVSCQSAQOANCCgKlrRp1ZLmyQTUFS/74CpQIGAgUBxTwEBAQEBAQEBKDyAoHCwI0AwIDYABkQhAAAaAAAA/QA4Sx5REQAKICAgICAgAAAA/ABTeW5jTWFzdGVyCiAgAAAA/wBIOVhROTAxMjY0CiAgAJw=
> DRM.card0.HDMI.A.2:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: Off
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> DRM.card0.VGA.1:
> status: disconnected
> enabled: disabled
> dpms: Off
> modes:
> edid-base64:
> Date: Sat Apr 9 23:52:32 2011
> DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-03-11 00:20:27.564047
> DistroCodename: natty
> DistroVariant: ubuntu
> GraphicsCard:
> Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated
> Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:844d]
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64
> (20100921.1)
> MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
> LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic
> root=UUID=782d30b2-7975-4d00-bf3e-de316d2b96f6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
> Renderer: Unknown
> SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-11 (29 days ago)
> dmi.bios.date: 02/11/2011
> dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
> dmi.bios.version: 0806
> dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
> dmi.board.name: P8H67-M PRO
> dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
> dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
> dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
> dmi.chassis.type: 3
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
> dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0806:bd02/11/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8H67-MPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
> dmi.product.name: System Product Name
> dmi.product.version: System Version
> dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
> version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4+bzr20110407-0ubuntu2
> version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu11
> version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
> version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
> version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
> version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
> version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
> 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu6
> version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6
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