Alright, I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on my laptop as well. Basically the deal with my desktop is the hardware is all messed up. The motherboard is practically dead and same story with the video card
On Aug 20, 1:06 am, Derek <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I tried that and it failed at the video part and when the screen > lock part (when I leave it on screen lock and the screen saver pops > up). What's the fix? > > On Aug 15, 12:09 pm, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Derek, > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Derek <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Given that I am new to the entire Linux thing, (and so used to the > > > Windows atmosphere) I am having slight problems with my O.S. > > > Welcome to Ubuntu Linux. > > > > First of all, whenever it idles for a little bit, my screen goes black > > > and starts flashing multi-colored bars. I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed > > > on two desktop computers, and same story for both of them. It seems to > > > be a problem with the Screen saver, because when I tried to edit the > > > screen saver to switch it off, the black screen and multi colored bars > > > came up again. Also, if I have been using this O.S. for over an hour > > > straight, the same story. > > > Have you gone through the System Test App? You can find it in System> > > Administration > System Testing. You can do all the tests or just > > > select the ones for video. That will give you a good indication if > > its a hardware, software, or other issue. > > > Give that a shot and let us know how it goes. > > > Regards, > > - Robert -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
