[SOLVED] Screen getting horizontal lines after updating from Mint 19.3 to 20.3

[Beefy Capo]

I just recently updated from Linux mint 19.3 to 20.3, and there are now small horizontal lines in each frame that take a few seconds to update.

I've tried package updates, changing the kernel, and reconfiguring X. Note: A fresh install of Mint 20.3 doesn't have this issue on the same computer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: The problem was that the intel renderer wasn't loaded (Old: "Driver: modesetting" New: "Driver: intel").
The solution was to create an Xorg configuration file

Xorg :2 -configure

in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, and then set the tearfree option to true.

Specs

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System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 
  Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: MSI product: MS-7A74 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: MSI model: B250M PRO-VD (MS-7A74) v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
  UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1.70 date: 11/17/2017 
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M325 
  serial: <filter> charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes 
  status: Discharging 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Pentium G4560 bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 L2 cache: 3072 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 27999 
  Speed: 1963 MHz min/max: 800/3500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1071 2: 892 
  3: 845 4: 851 
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 610 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5902 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6 
  compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:a2f0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-91-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 01:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp1s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.84 TiB used: 659.37 GiB (22.7%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZEX-08WN4A0 
  size: 931.51 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> 
  rev: 1A02 scheme: GPT 
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM006-2DM164 size: 1.82 TiB 
  speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: 7200 rpm serial: <filter> rev: CC26 scheme: GPT 
  ID-3: /dev/sdc model: SATA SSD size: 111.79 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
  serial: <filter> rev: 61.3 scheme: MBR 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 1.79 TiB used: 659.37 GiB (36.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdb2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb https://mirrors.advancedhosters.com/linuxmint/packages una main upstream import backport
  2: deb http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.linux.duke.edu/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 220 Uptime: 22m Memory: 15.53 GiB used: 1.27 GiB (8.1%) 
  Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 7/9 
  Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38 

[deepakdeshp]

When you make a major update like 19.x to 20.x it's advised to make a fresh install.
Or do it from 19.3 to 20to 20.1 etc.

[SMG]

I just recently updated from Linux mint 19.3 to 20.3, and there are now small horizontal lines in each frame that take a few seconds to update.

I've tried package updates, changing the kernel, and reconfiguring X.

Welcome to the forum, Beefy Capo.

There should not be a need to configure X at all. The data you posted indicates the Intel renderer is not loading.

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 610 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5902
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6
compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes

What did you do to "reconfigure X"?

Also, the data you posted indicates you are not running the latest kernel and gcc appears to have not updated in all places it should have updated. I do not know what might have happened when you upgraded to give advice on fixing gcc.

System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Info:
Processes: 220 Uptime: 22m Memory: 15.53 GiB used: 1.27 GiB (8.1%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 7/9
Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

[Beefy Capo]

I just recently updated from Linux mint 19.3 to 20.3, and there are now small horizontal lines in each frame that take a few seconds to update.

I've tried package updates, changing the kernel, and reconfiguring X.

Welcome to the forum, Beefy Capo.

There should not be a need to configure X at all. The data you posted indicates the Intel renderer is not loading.

Graphics:
Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 610 vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5902
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 12.0.0 128 bits) v: 4.5 Mesa 21.2.6
compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes

What did you do to "reconfigure X"?

Also, the data you posted indicates you are not running the latest kernel and gcc appears to have not updated in all places it should have updated. I do not know what might have happened when you upgraded to give advice on fixing gcc.

System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 wm: muffin 5.2.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Info:
Processes: 220 Uptime: 22m Memory: 15.53 GiB used: 1.27 GiB (8.1%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 7/9
Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

Creating an Xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 with Xorg :2 -configure fixed it perfectly. Thank you so much for your help!

[SMG]

Creating an Xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 with Xorg :2 -configure fixed it perfectly. Thank you so much for your help!

Could you please explain what you did so it might help others? I have no idea what you did. It seems like your files were not updated properly which was likely causing problems.

There is no need to have a custom xorg.conf file at all unless there are problems with your monitor, but maybe the EDID of your monitor does not work correctly?