[Bug 93826] 2560x1440 @144Hz graphic glitches and bad refresh rate

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93826

--- Comment #38 from Yves W. <yves.weber at yahoo.de> ---
(In reply to Jan Niklas Hasse from comment #37)
> > Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by "using bitsect".
> 
> Changes to the source code of the driver are controlled via Git as commits.
> Assuming it once worked 144 Hz it's possible to use Git to find out which
> commit caused the flickering. This is done by identifying any commit which
> worked (good, in your case 4.4) and a commit which doesn't work (bad, 4.8).
> Bisecting will then help you find the first bad commit faster (by sectioning
> the pool of possible first bad commits in two sections repeatedly).
> 
> I'm not sure though that this good commit exists though. Flickering also
> happens with 4.4 for me.

means i have to try manually each step and recompile kernel? But that will take
ages :) I don't have that much time.

btw mint 18 kernel updated to 4.4.0-43-generic
It's still working like charm with 144hz @ 1440p - no flickering .. :)

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