Video card snows across screen // rollback drivers?

Hello,

I'm having this issue...
https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/view/1092/5038955

When I open the lid I get a snow/haze/B&W storm. This isn't happening on the secondary monitor. I believe it has to do with a recent patch of my video. Any idea how to roll it back?

I know I'm supposed to print out some system info but for the life of me can't remember the terminal command. That will come in my next edit of this post.

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And here it is...

Summary

dave@Zorin-Flex5:~$ system -i

Command 'system' not found, did you mean:

command 'system3' from deb simh (3.8.1-6)
command 'systemd' from deb systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.15)

Try: sudo apt install

dave@Zorin-Flex5:~$ sudo lshw
[sudo] password for dave:
zorin-flex5
description: Convertible
product: 81X2 (LENOVO_MT_81X2_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05)
vendor: LENOVO
version: IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05
serial: R90YKJCZ
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-3.2.0 dmi-3.2.0 smp vsyscall32
configuration: administrator_password=enabled boot=normal chassis=convertible family=IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 frontpanel_password=disabled keyboard_password=disabled power-on_password=disabled sku=LENOVO_MT_81X2_BU_idea_FM_IdeaPad Flex 5 14ARE05 uuid=1E9F7D6E-C8B4-EA11-87DE-1CBFC0D965CA
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: LNVNB161216
vendor: LENOVO
physical id: 0
version: SDK0J40700 WIN
serial: R90YKJCZ
slot: Chassis Location Unknown
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 16GiB
*-bank:0
description: Row of chips DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 3200 MHz (0.3 ns)
product: M471A1G44AB0-CWE
vendor: Samsung
physical id: 0
serial: 00000000
slot: DIMM 0
size: 8GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 3200MHz (0.3ns)
*-bank:1
description: Row of chips DDR4 Synchronous Unbuffered (Unregistered) 3200 MHz (0.3 ns)
product: M471A1G44AB0-CWE
vendor: Samsung
physical id: 1
serial: 00000000
slot: DIMM 0
size: 8GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 3200MHz (0.3ns)
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 3
slot: L1 - Cache
size: 384KiB
capacity: 384KiB
clock: 1GHz (1.0ns)
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal write-back unified
configuration: level=1
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 4
slot: L2 - Cache
size: 3MiB
capacity: 3MiB
clock: 1GHz (1.0ns)
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal write-back unified
configuration: level=2
*-cache:2
description: L3 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L3 - Cache
size: 8MiB
capacity: 8MiB
clock: 1GHz (1.0ns)
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal write-back unified
configuration: level=3
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 6
bus info: cpu@0
version: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics
serial: Null
slot: FP6
size: 1397MHz
capacity: 4GHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 100MHz
capabilities: lm fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt tce topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_llc mwaitx cpb cat_l3 cdp_l3 hw_pstate ssbd mba ibrs ibpb stibp vmmcall fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 cqm rdt_a rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves cqm_llc cqm_occup_llc cqm_mbm_total cqm_mbm_local clzero irperf xsaveerptr rdpru wbnoinvd arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif v_spec_ctrl umip rdpid overflow_recov succor smca sme sev sev_es cpufreq
configuration: cores=6 enabledcores=6 threads=6
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: LENOVO
physical id: d
version: EECN21WW
date: 04/22/2020
size: 128KiB
capacity: 16MiB
capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video pc98 acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification netboot
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Root Complex
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-generic UNCLAIMED
description: IOMMU
product: Renoir IOMMU
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi ht cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 1.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:26 ioport:3000(size=4096) memory:fc800000-fc8fffff ioport:430000000(size=2097152)
*-generic
description: Unassigned class
product: RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=rtsx_pci latency=0
resources: irq:32 memory:fc800000-fc800fff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 2.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:27 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:fc700000-fc7fffff ioport:430200000(size=2097152)
*-network
description: Wireless interface
product: RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: wlp2s0
version: 00
serial: 1c:bf:c0:d9:65:c9
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtw_8822ce driverversion=5.13.0-28-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.86.250 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
resources: irq:83 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:fc700000-fc70ffff
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: Renoir PCIe GPP Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 2.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:28 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:fc600000-fc6fffff ioport:430400000(size=2097152)
*-storage
description: Non-Volatile memory controller
product: Micron Technology Inc
vendor: Micron Technology Inc
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: storage pm msix pciexpress nvm_express bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=nvme latency=0
resources: irq:53 memory:fc600000-fc603fff
*-nvme0
description: NVMe device
product: CT1000P5SSD8
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/nvme0
version: P4CR311
serial: 20402B18D223
configuration: nqn=nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:1344134420402B18D223 CT1000P5SSD8 state=live
*-namespace
description: NVMe namespace
physical id: 1
logical name: /dev/nvme0n1
size: 931GiB (1TB)
capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
configuration: guid=98fc0b80-14f8-4bd7-897d-232edc60f294 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
*-volume:0
description: Windows FAT volume
vendor: mkfs.fat
physical id: 1
logical name: /dev/nvme0n1p1
logical name: /boot/efi
version: FAT32
serial: dda1-dbae
size: 510MiB
capacity: 511MiB
capabilities: boot fat initialized
configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro name=EFI System Partition state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 2
logical name: /dev/nvme0n1p2
logical name: /boot
version: 1.0
serial: 7830361b-9ff4-479b-bd34-c4d79f92f032
size: 732MiB
capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover 64bit extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2021-08-20 19:39:20 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/boot modified=2022-02-14 21:32:13 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime mounted=2022-02-14 21:32:13 state=mounted
*-volume:2
description: EFI partition
physical id: 3
logical name: /dev/nvme0n1p3
serial: 5ec5e2ec-08d8-4628-9fcd-f05cce9e35d7
size: 930GiB
capacity: 930GiB
width: 4111625552 bits
capabilities: encrypted luks initialized
configuration: bits=8406592848 filesystem=luks hash=sha256 version=2
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 8.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:29 ioport:1000(size=4096) memory:fc100000-fc5fffff ioport:460000000(size=270532608)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Renoir
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: /dev/fb0
version: c3
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix vga_controller bus_master cap_list fb
configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 mode=1920x1080 visual=truecolor xres=1920 yres=1080
resources: iomemory:40-3f iomemory:40-3f irq:45 memory:460000000-46fffffff memory:470000000-4701fffff ioport:1000(size=256) memory:fc500000-fc57ffff
*-multimedia:0
description: Audio device
product: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:81 memory:fc5c8000-fc5cbfff
*-generic:0
description: Encryption controller
product: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) Platform Security Processor
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.2
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ccp latency=0
resources: irq:76 memory:fc400000-fc4fffff memory:fc5ce000-fc5cffff
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: Renoir USB 3.1
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.3
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.3
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix xhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:33 memory:fc100000-fc1fffff
*-usbhost:0
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic xhci-hcd
physical id: 0
bus info: usb@1
logical name: usb1
version: 5.13
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
*-usb
description: Video
product: Integrated Camera
vendor: Generic
physical id: 4
bus info: usb@1:4
version: 0.08
serial: 200901010001
capabilities: usb-2.01
configuration: driver=uvcvideo maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s
*-usbhost:1
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic xhci-hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2
logical name: usb2
version: 5.13
capabilities: usb-3.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=10000Mbit/s
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: Renoir USB 3.1
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.4
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.4
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix xhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:45 memory:fc200000-fc2fffff
*-usbhost:0
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic xhci-hcd
physical id: 0
bus info: usb@3
logical name: usb3
version: 5.13
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s
*-usb:0 UNCLAIMED
description: Generic USB device
product: Goodix FingerPrint Device
vendor: Generic
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@3:3
version: 1.00
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: maxpower=100mA speed=480Mbit/s
*-usb:1
description: Bluetooth wireless interface
product: Bluetooth Radio
vendor: Realtek
physical id: 4
bus info: usb@3:4
version: 0.00
serial: 00e04c000001
capabilities: bluetooth usb-1.00
configuration: driver=btusb maxpower=500mA speed=12Mbit/s
*-usbhost:1
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 5.13.0-28-generic xhci-hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@4
logical name: usb4
version: 5.13
capabilities: usb-3.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=10000Mbit/s
*-multimedia:1 UNCLAIMED
description: Multimedia controller
product: Raven/Raven2/FireFlight/Renoir Audio Processor
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.5
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.5
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:fc580000-fc5bffff
*-multimedia:2
description: Audio device
product: Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.6
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.6
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:54 memory:fc5c0000-fc5c7fff
*-generic:1
description: Signal processing controller
product: Raven/Raven2/Renoir Sensor Fusion Hub
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.7
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.7
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi msix bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcie_mp2_amd latency=0
resources: irq:33 memory:fc300000-fc3fffff memory:fc5cc000-fc5cdfff
*-pci:4
description: PCI bridge
product: Renoir Internal PCIe GPP Bridge to Bus
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 8.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:30 ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:fc000000-fc0fffff ioport:430600000(size=2097152)
*-sata:0
description: SATA controller
product: FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 81
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: sata pm pciexpress msi ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
resources: irq:35 memory:fc001000-fc0017ff
*-sata:1
description: SATA controller
product: FCH SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.1
version: 81
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: sata pm pciexpress msi ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
resources: irq:73 memory:fc000000-fc0007ff
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: FCH SMBus Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 51
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
configuration: driver=piix4_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: FCH LPC Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 14.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
version: 51
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 0
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:5
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 1
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 105
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:6
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 2
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 106
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:7
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 3
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 107
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k10temp
resources: irq:0
*-pci:8
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 4
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 108
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:9
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 5
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 109
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:10
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 6
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 10a
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.6
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:11
description: Host bridge
product: Renoir Device 24: Function 7
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]
physical id: 10b
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.7
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pnp00:00
product: PnP device PNP0c02
physical id: 0
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:01
product: PnP device PNP0b00
physical id: 2
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=rtc_cmos
*-pnp00:02
product: PnP device PNP0c02
physical id: 7
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:03
product: PnP device PNP0c01
physical id: 8
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:04
product: PnP device PNP0303
physical id: 9
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=i8042 kbd
dave@Zorin-Flex5:~$

This is due to a regression in the 5.13 kernel affecting Ryzen AMD cards.
Roll back to the 5.11 kernel and boot, and that should resolve the issue.
Tap esc or tab at boot up until you see the Advanced Options for Zorin menu.
Arrow key down to Zorin 5.11.0.... Kernel.
Hit Enter.
If that passes testing, you can set that kernel as default to boot from.

Thank you.

I followed the steps and hope that fixes the issue.

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