>>> I installed 9.2RC2 on VMware. I can startx, but when I exit from >>> the Xwindows. My console is all warped. I get four tiny screens. >>> The two on the top is identical. Two at the bottom, I can't see >>> anything, but grided color lines. I need to reboot machine to get >>> the normal text again. Does anyone know a fix for this? >> >> I don't meant to sound flippent, but the best way to handle this >> problem is to throw VMware out the window, ( at least where this >> application is concerned ) and install Mandrake on it's own >> partition and run it natively. I really don't see the sense if >> running Mandrake in this manner when the support to run it natively >> exists. > > No... I'd actually like to see this fixed as well (I get the same > behaviour here). > > Trust me, having this in vmware is very very convenient. While I'm > running 9.2/cooker/whatever as my primary desktop, I'm also running > everything from Mandrake 8.2-cooker in vmware. It's invaluable for > testing stuff.
So this happens with 8.2 too. I would like to narrow this down, so I can submit appropriate bug report to right people. Is this a Mandrake, VMware or XFree issue? My guess would be the video driver. Regards, Norman
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