How do I fix screen tearing in Linux Mint MATE 17.2?

[rowie324]

Hello, all. I've recently switched to Linux Mint MATE from windows 8.1. So far its great! However I have run into an issue with screen tearing. I have tried everything under the sun in an attempt to fix it but it wont go away (compositing in compiz, marco, and compton, as well as enabling vsync in gpu software but it wont go away) The funny thing however is that when i use popcorn time there is no tearing whatsoever. Thank you all in advance for any help you offer

(I have tried various other distros such as Xubuntu, Manjaro, Antergos, Mint Cinnamon, and Mint XFCE.. Tearing is present in all of them.)

My specs (Laptop):
CPU - AMD A8-4500M 1.9GHz
GPU - AMD Radeon HD 7640G
RAM - 6GB DDR3

 

[skittle]

unfortunately screen tearing is a decades old issue inherent in Xorg. The only [real] solution is the Xorg replacement 'Wayland'. Currently the easiest way to try wayland is Fedora and select the wayland login option.

alternatively you can use vsync+compton
1) disable current compositor (search google how to do this!)
2) run the command "compton --vsync opengl"
3) Be sure your player is set to output to opengl ie "mpv -vo=opengl videoname.mkv"