Screen goes black, regularly

[HenkHarmsen]

I have posted the following question on askubuntu.com (http://askubuntu.com/questions/889158/screen-goes-black-for-a-second-regularly), with zero comments after 5 days:

I have just installed xubuntu 16.10 on a new laptop.
The screen goes black from time to time. Blackout is irregular (could not find a pattern), and lasts 2-3 seconds.
Not only is this a pain while working on it, it also renders the laptop unusable for presentations when a projector has to be connected.

I have checked the display settings and disabled display power management.
The problem occurs on the connected external display - not on the laptop itself (mirrored displays).

Did anybody else experienced this problem (and found a solution)?

System details below.


Processor 4x Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz
Memory 16221MB (1525MB used)
Operating System Ubuntu 16.10
Kernel Linux 4.8.0-39-generic (x86_64)
Distribution Ubuntu 16.10
Desktop Environment XFCE 4
Resolution 2560x1440 pixels
Vendor The X.Org Foundation
Version 1.18.4
Vendor Intel Open Source Technology Center
Renderer Mesa DRI Intel(R) Kabylake GT2
Version 3.0 Mesa 12.0.3
Direct Rendering Yes
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU @ 2.70GHz 1473.19MHz

[RobGoss]

I would suggest using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS it is a Long term support and might work better. The 16.10 release will only have support until July 2017 something to think about

16.04 will have a few more years of support which I think is a better deal

[HenkHarmsen]

I will consider installing 16.04 from scratch. If the problem goes away in 16.04 then 16.10 would be a regression.