Laptop screen flickering on HP Laptop
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Ok. So I'm running a fresh install of Kubuntu 17.10.1 on my Laptop, then 5 minutes later, the screen starts flickering and eventually stops responding. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've already tried changing the compositor and vsync settings and no luck. I'm running an AMD E2 APU. I'm using this computer for schoolwork too. I don't want to damage my eyes. Please help.
My computer model is HP 14-bw0xx, if you need that.
Edit: Updating the amd graphics drivers seemed to help for a while, until I closed firefox. Then it started again.
Second edit: OK my installation completely died. All I have on my screen is a white rectangle in the corner and a grey bar on the bottom. This happened because i installed some more drivers from AMDs website. When i click, it shuts down then reboots.
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Ok. So I'm running a fresh install of Kubuntu 17.10.1 on my Laptop, then 5 minutes later, the screen starts flickering and eventually stops responding. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've already tried changing the compositor and vsync settings and no luck. I'm running an AMD E2 APU. I'm using this computer for schoolwork too. I don't want to damage my eyes. Please help.
My computer model is HP 14-bw0xx, if you need that.
Edit: Updating the amd graphics drivers seemed to help for a while, until I closed firefox. Then it started again.
Second edit: OK my installation completely died. All I have on my screen is a white rectangle in the corner and a grey bar on the bottom. This happened because i installed some more drivers from AMDs website. When i click, it shuts down then reboots.
kubuntu display amd-processor
asked Mar 4 at 7:56
Endumixium
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Ok. So I'm running a fresh install of Kubuntu 17.10.1 on my Laptop, then 5 minutes later, the screen starts flickering and eventually stops responding. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've already tried changing the compositor and vsync settings and no luck. I'm running an AMD E2 APU. I'm using this computer for schoolwork too. I don't want to damage my eyes. Please help.
My computer model is HP 14-bw0xx, if you need that.
Edit: Updating the amd graphics drivers seemed to help for a while, until I closed firefox. Then it started again.
Second edit: OK my installation completely died. All I have on my screen is a white rectangle in the corner and a grey bar on the bottom. This happened because i installed some more drivers from AMDs website. When i click, it shuts down then reboots.
kubuntu display amd-processor
asked Mar 4 at 7:56
Endumixium
12
Ok. So I'm running a fresh install of Kubuntu 17.10.1 on my Laptop, then 5 minutes later, the screen starts flickering and eventually stops responding. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've already tried changing the compositor and vsync settings and no luck. I'm running an AMD E2 APU. I'm using this computer for schoolwork too. I don't want to damage my eyes. Please help.
My computer model is HP 14-bw0xx, if you need that.
Edit: Updating the amd graphics drivers seemed to help for a while, until I closed firefox. Then it started again.
Second edit: OK my installation completely died. All I have on my screen is a white rectangle in the corner and a grey bar on the bottom. This happened because i installed some more drivers from AMDs website. When i click, it shuts down then reboots.
kubuntu display amd-processor
kubuntu display amd-processor
asked Mar 4 at 7:56
Endumixium
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asked Mar 4 at 7:56
Endumixium
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edited Mar 4 at 19:43
asked Mar 4 at 7:56
Endumixium
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asked Mar 4 at 7:56
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Sounds to me like you're having driver issues, could you try booting up Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB stick and check if you're still experiencing the problem?
(Doesn't matter whether it's Kubuntu or Ubuntu here, and btw - checking your computer's characteristics makes me think that Lubuntu might be better for you in the end, since it's desktop environment is LXDE, which is lighter on your computer's resources)
Maybe a lower kernel (Ubuntu 16.04 has 4.04, 17.10 has 4.13) would work with your hardware.
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
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I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
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Sounds to me like you're having driver issues, could you try booting up Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB stick and check if you're still experiencing the problem?
(Doesn't matter whether it's Kubuntu or Ubuntu here, and btw - checking your computer's characteristics makes me think that Lubuntu might be better for you in the end, since it's desktop environment is LXDE, which is lighter on your computer's resources)
Maybe a lower kernel (Ubuntu 16.04 has 4.04, 17.10 has 4.13) would work with your hardware.
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
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I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
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up vote
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Sounds to me like you're having driver issues, could you try booting up Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB stick and check if you're still experiencing the problem?
(Doesn't matter whether it's Kubuntu or Ubuntu here, and btw - checking your computer's characteristics makes me think that Lubuntu might be better for you in the end, since it's desktop environment is LXDE, which is lighter on your computer's resources)
Maybe a lower kernel (Ubuntu 16.04 has 4.04, 17.10 has 4.13) would work with your hardware.
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Sounds to me like you're having driver issues, could you try booting up Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB stick and check if you're still experiencing the problem?
(Doesn't matter whether it's Kubuntu or Ubuntu here, and btw - checking your computer's characteristics makes me think that Lubuntu might be better for you in the end, since it's desktop environment is LXDE, which is lighter on your computer's resources)
Maybe a lower kernel (Ubuntu 16.04 has 4.04, 17.10 has 4.13) would work with your hardware.
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
Sounds to me like you're having driver issues, could you try booting up Ubuntu 16.04 from a USB stick and check if you're still experiencing the problem?
(Doesn't matter whether it's Kubuntu or Ubuntu here, and btw - checking your computer's characteristics makes me think that Lubuntu might be better for you in the end, since it's desktop environment is LXDE, which is lighter on your computer's resources)
Maybe a lower kernel (Ubuntu 16.04 has 4.04, 17.10 has 4.13) would work with your hardware.
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
answered Mar 4 at 10:49
fatalVoltage
113
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I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
add a comment |Â
I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I updated the drivers and it worked for a while. Check the edit in the original post.
– Endumixium
Mar 4 at 19:22
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I see. I meant that you might need older drivers / an older kernel that are compatible with you HP model. 17.10 is actually not an LTS release, so updating your drivers or even trying it out maybe isn't a great idea. Had such issues myself before, most recently with my Elantech touchpad. Could you please try 16.04 instead of 17.10, and not update your drivers? Just need to see whether that would solve some of the issues.
– fatalVoltage
Mar 5 at 12:10
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
I just tried 16.04, and it flashes even more now. I also tried other linux distros and the screen flashed with them too. I have no idea what is going on. I think it's my computer that's causing the problem now, because when I installed Ubuntu on other PCs, it didn't flash the screen. I also tried changing the refresh rate in the settings, and no help.
– Endumixium
Mar 5 at 19:02
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