latest TW, nvidia and intel gpu on an ASUS Zenbook laptop
The kcalc kde app is always blinking and other apps do it on and off too. I tried all the compositors but it made no difference. With kcalc its mainly the bit edits that constantly blink rapidly.
Please show us some basic information so that we’re not left to guess…
inxi -SGa# inxi -SGa
System:
Host: xxxx Kernel: 6.1.10-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc
v: 12.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.10-1-default
root=UUID=889754a4-63a9-4d85-86af-90c0436e57b8 mitigations=off
msr.allow_writes=on rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0 audit=0
noresume nosimplefb=1
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.26.5 tk: Qt v: 5.15.8 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM
Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20230209
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-H GT2 [UHD Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915
v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports:
active: eDP-1 off: HDMI-A-2 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9bc4 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA TU117M [GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: nvidia v: 525.85.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 520.xx+
status: current (as of 2022-10) arch: Turing code: TUxxx
process: TSMC 12nm built: 2018-22 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 8
link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-3
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1f95 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: IMC Networks USB2.0 HD UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-9:3 chip-ID: 13d3:56eb class-ID: fe01 serial: 0x0001
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.8
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia alternate: intel
dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x2160 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1016x571mm (40.00x22.48")
s-diag: 1165mm (45.88")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-1-2 note: disabled
model: Toshiba ScreenXpert- serial: 2290649088 built: 2011 res: N/A dpi: 457
gamma: 1.2 size: 66x134mm (2.6x5.28") diag: 140mm (5.5") modes:
max: 1080x2160 min: 504x1000
Monitor-2: eDP-1 mapped: eDP-1-1 pos: primary model: BOE Display 0x0866
built: 2019 res: 3840x2160 hz: 60 dpi: 284 gamma: 1.2
size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9
modes: 3840x2160
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.85.05 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Ti with Max-Q Design/PCIe/SSE2 direct render: Yes
Switching to nvidia with suse-prime, logging out and back in, stopped the flickering. Well, at least in kcalc. Time will tell if it fixed all the rest of the blinking
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Well, the blinking returned. I set prime-select back to intel and logged out, but the logout failed and hung. Then i powered off and rebooted to runlevel 1 but the boot also hung. Next i plugged in a usb dvd player which caused the boot continued to the maintenance prompt for some reason i cant fathom. I set primt-select nvidia and rebooted and now i can get back to the desktop but the blinking remains. I am seriously thinking of a full reinstall.