Bug#727559: #727559, linux-image-3.11-1-686-pae: [Regression] screen flickering with new kernel

[Robert + Deian <debian@robajz.info>]

Hi fellow geeks,

I can confirm this is present with nouveau in ubuntu saucy with linux-image 3.11.0.17.18 and xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1 i396

The same somewhat aged card: GeForce4 MX IGP. Any tips? It displays mostly well, but there are irregular stray lines and random bursts of zig-zag partial whiteouts or screen shakes. It is very unpleasant and disturbing to look at. I tried the 173 and 319 nvidia driver - that stopped the flicker, but screen is only 800x600 and somewhat blurry, like if down-scaled. Not a fix. I tried compiling the 96.43.07 but it keeps complaining of unconfigured kernel source (version.h missing).

Thank you, Rob