> > I have a flickering problem, Inspiron 8600, Nvidia 5650, but a step down > in screen res from your model (1680x1050). I run Gnome. > > I see a regular flicker for about a second, which occurs every 7-8 > minutes. This is using the 5336 driver from Nvidia. For a while I used a > packaged kernel module from livna, and didn't see the problem, but did > have other issues (kernel upgrade and it was very difficult to get the > driver working again). > > Is your flicker regular like this? It is somewhat less frequent than this, and perhaps shorter, just a single flicker once in a while. I am playing with different graphics drivers at the moment, I was using the nvidia drivers but I am now trying the rpm modules. So far my latest try seems better, but time will tell. thanks for suggestions. Chris