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<body><span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:jani.nikula@intel.com" title="Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>"> <span class="fn">Jani Nikula</span></a>
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href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99659">bug 99659</a>
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<b><a class="bz_bug_link
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title="CLOSED NOTOURBUG - [KBL] Display Flashing Every Few Seconds"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99659#c3">Comment # 3</a>
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href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99659">bug 99659</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:jani.nikula@intel.com" title="Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>"> <span class="fn">Jani Nikula</span></a>
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<pre>(In reply to viveksjain from <a href="show_bug.cgi?id=99659#c2">comment #2</a>)
<span class="quote">> Finally managed to fix it! Turns out when I use Ubuntu in BIOS mode (rather
> than UEFI) it works perfectly. I'm guessing it's some compatibility issue
> with my Gigabyte H270N-WIFI motherboard. Had no idea EFI problems could
> cause strange display issues like this.
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> If you know where to report the UEFI issue, please let me know. Otherwise
> I'm just happy it's fixed.</span >
Probably caused by the OEM (intentionally or unintentionally) creating a
different VBT (Video BIOS Table) for UEFI and legacy boots, and only testing
with what Windows uses i.e. UEFI. This is not unusual.</pre>
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