|----- Original Message ---- |From: Bart Trojanowski <bart-oc...@jukie.net> |To: Bruce Miller <subscr...@brmiller.ca>; linux@lists.oclug.on.ca |Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:08:10 PM |Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Possible dying graphics adapter
|* Bruce Miller <subscr...@brmiller.ca> [090614 14:54]: |> I would be surprised if this image were over-taxing my graphics |> adapter, but perhaps I am not judging well the requirements of modern |> DEs. This is the only image I have run recently which gives this kind |> of problem. |I don't know if I understand the symptom correctly, but I too would be |more inclined to blame the hardware than the software for this. |What kind of monitor do you have? Could it be that you have an analog connector that's picking up interference or is not seated well? |What colour depth are you using? You might be able to find it from the |X.log... | grep -i -e pbb -e depth /var/log/X.0.depth |If the depth is <15 bpp it could be that X is flipping colour palettes |around. |-Bart |-- | WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/ I have a Dell 2405FPW wide-screen LCD monitor. It is connected to the computer through a 4-port Linksys KVM switch which I have had for a long time but which, to date, has not given problems. br...@xenophon:~$ grep -i -e pbb -e depth /var/log/Xorg.* /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 /var/log/Xorg.0.log:(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old:(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log: "Default Screen" for depth/fbbpp 24/32 /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log:(==) VESA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32 /var/log/Xorg.failsafe.log:(==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp br...@xenophon:~$ -- Bruce Miller, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada br...@brmiller.ca; (613) 745-1151 In the beginning... was the command line. _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
