You are probably having problems with your video card...I had one of
those for awhile and it needed some extra tweaking in the conf file.
The Xfree86 web page has a faq section that includes help for setting up
Sis 6236 video cards.
lalala lalala wrote:
> What a luck. I have the same MONITOR with slightly
> different problem.
>
> When Xserver launches, I get nothing but white
> pixels all over my screen. I think this monitor has
> some problems with minitor config during installtion
> process. I have tried countless ways but it doesn't
> seem to work (i have Sis 6236 8mg AGP).
>
> Can someone help us?
>
> --- Frank Geter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I can get KDE or GNOME to work, however, whenever I
> > move a window or scroll
> > in a window, there is an annoying flicker with
> > horizontal lines and a
> > flickering shadow of the screen offset about an
> > inch. The mandrake
> > installation process seems to select the correct
> > video board but there is no
> > entry for my particular monitor. I have a 15"
> > Gateway Vivitron 1572, Model
> > 15F13. Using Xconfigurator I have selected a
> > 'custom' monitor and worked
> > through all the realistic options. I have run
> > Xconfigurator too many times
> > to count to try find the right configuration. Is
> > there any thing else I can
> > do?
> >
> > Frank Geter
> > USDA NRCS ITC
> > 2625 Redwing Road, Suite 110
> > Fort Collins, CO 80526
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Ph# 970-282-2482
> >
> >
>
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