Re: [Cooker] XFree problem - horizontal line after changing consoles
Vincent Meyer wrote: > > Found the problem - this particular problem IS NOT with the driver for the > Trident chip set! It's the damn driver for the laptop flat panel display!! > Played a hunch and borrowed an external monitor. When the laptop screen has > that single horizontal line, and the pixels get stale from not being > refreshed so the display starts fading to streaky white - the EXTERNAL video > looks just fine. Toggling the ROM BIOS controlled hardware control keys (you > folks with laptops know what i mean - the ones activated by the blue "Fn" > key) will bring the display back again. In the case of this stupid Gateway > machine, it's NOT the one that toggles from the LCD to external video - it's > the one that selects the EXTERNAL VIDEO INPUT - like DVD, PCMCIA card video > in or off. > > I'll try to characterize it further and post any new info. It's been a while since I've seen this on my Toshiba T500CDT; but IIRC, the problem was due to dpms settings (and maybe blank screensaver) where the light would stay on after the refresh was turned off. Looks like the screen is melting... HTH, Pierre > Vinny > > On Thursday 31 May 2001 11:26 pm, you wrote: > > Vincent Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I'm running the latest cooker as of last night, and there seems to > > > be a problem with XFree. If I switch from console 7 to console 1, then > > > go back to console 7, all that is there is a line on the right side of > > > the screen. In order to get the a full screen back I have to > > > then log in again. The programs are still active before that > > > - I just can't see anything on the screen. > > > > > > The computer is a Gateway 9100 laptop with a Trident chip set. > > > > Are you in framebuffer mode ? Could you try the last version of XFree86 ? -- Support Linux development: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/donations/ Last reboot reason: 01/03/27: winter storm 6hr power outage
Re: [Cooker] XFree problem - horizontal line after changing consoles
Found the problem - this particular problem IS NOT with the driver for the Trident chip set! It's the damn driver for the laptop flat panel display!! Played a hunch and borrowed an external monitor. When the laptop screen has that single horizontal line, and the pixels get stale from not being refreshed so the display starts fading to streaky white - the EXTERNAL video looks just fine. Toggling the ROM BIOS controlled hardware control keys (you folks with laptops know what i mean - the ones activated by the blue "Fn" key) will bring the display back again. In the case of this stupid Gateway machine, it's NOT the one that toggles from the LCD to external video - it's the one that selects the EXTERNAL VIDEO INPUT - like DVD, PCMCIA card video in or off. I'll try to characterize it further and post any new info. Vinny On Thursday 31 May 2001 11:26 pm, you wrote: > Vincent Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hello, > > > > I'm running the latest cooker as of last night, and there seems to > > be a problem with XFree. If I switch from console 7 to console 1, then > > go back to console 7, all that is there is a line on the right side of > > the screen. In order to get the a full screen back I have to > > then log in again. The programs are still active before that > > - I just can't see anything on the screen. > > > > The computer is a Gateway 9100 laptop with a Trident chip set. > > Are you in framebuffer mode ? Could you try the last version of XFree86 ?
Re: [Cooker] XFree problem
On Thursday 31 May 2001 11:26 pm, you wrote: > > The computer is a Gateway 9100 laptop with a Trident chip set. > > Are you in framebuffer mode ? Could you try the last version of XFree86 ? as far as i know i am. as of tonight was still doing it - system is cooker current with everyting except the new kernel as of tonight's test. what can i look at / send u / try to help troubleshoot this? Vinny
Re: [Cooker] XFree problem
Vincent Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I'm running the latest cooker as of last night, and there seems to > be a problem with XFree. If I switch from console 7 to console 1, then go > back to console 7, all that is there is a line on the right side of the > screen. In order to get the a full screen back I have to > then log in again. The programs are still active before that - I just can't > see anything on the screen. > > The computer is a Gateway 9100 laptop with a Trident chip set. > Are you in framebuffer mode ? Could you try the last version of XFree86 ? -- Fred - May the source be with you
[Cooker] XFree problem
Hello, I'm running the latest cooker as of last night, and there seems to be a problem with XFree. If I switch from console 7 to console 1, then go back to console 7, all that is there is a line on the right side of the screen. In order to get the a full screen back I have to then log in again. The programs are still active before that - I just can't see anything on the screen. The computer is a Gateway 9100 laptop with a Trident chip set. Thanks in advance for any help, Vinny
