FB Screen Flicker [SOLVED]

[javadewd]

Howdy, all. I realize when it comes to the inner-workings of Android
x86 I am quite the n00b, but I wanted to share my experiences with it
with the masses, especially with the "screen flicker" "frame buffer"
problem I keep seeing in my google search results:

I installed Android x86 on a Dell Latitude CPx 500MHz laptop with
512MB RAM and built-in VGA. T'is slow, but it runs, and it does
everything I need it to do (still working on the bluetooth/wi-fi/
ethernet issues) so far.

When I first installed it, every time I moved the mouse or typed a
key, the whole screen would flicker. It was annoying. I fumbled around
with the GRUB command line arguments and then came across a setting
that actually solved the problem. I added this to the "Medium
Resolution" GRUB boot option:

[Removed VIDEO=-16] DPI=160 UVESA_MODE=1024x768 vga=791

I arrived at the vga=791 value from previous installations of a flavor
of Linux I like to use on older equipment called DreamLinux, which
never fails to write me a modest yet effective xorg.conf file that I
usually end up porting to whatever beefier flavor I decide to land on
(i.e. Ubuntu 10, 11/etc) later on.

I sincerely hope this helps, as I have come to find this setting is
usually the nail in the coffin for this flicker bug among others.

[wt s]

Thanks for your solution, it does help.However,although the screen
stop flickering, the speed is very slow.

I doubt if the graphic driver is not compatitble with my netbook. I am
using Lenovo S10 with the android_x86_generic.iso. I have tried the
android_x86_eeepc.iso, the speed is okay, but the ethernet does not
work. It makes me confused.Would you have any suggestion for me?
Thanks a lot.

[Tyler Dunham]

Hi i am confused as to what you are doing... i need this but the screen is flickering and my pc (Dell OPTI-PLEX 2680) goes to sleep.

Please Help!