Re: [newbie] M$ Free
Doug McGarrett wrote: Is there any kind of device with a motor or a transformer in it near to your monitor? If so, move it away, or unplug it, and see if the jitters go away. --doug Not only that, but if his system is plugged into a circuit which also has other heavy-duty stuff (AC's, dryers, washers, etc, etc,) it can have the same affect. You could try plugging you system into a diff. place as well... ;-) -- /\ DarkLord \/
Re: [newbie] M$ Free
We used to have fits up at work with people who bundled cables together, and got a problem like yours. Try moving the cables around while watching the screen. Also see if they are connected tightly. Paul - Original Message - From: "Doug McGarrett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 12:07 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] M$ Free At 07:47 PM 07/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: Today I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (Maximum Linux Disk) on a 3+ gig partition that used to hold a useless Win98 installation. /snip/ . One thing that blows me away is how clean and sharp the display *looks*. The only glitch I have noticed is an occasional "quiver" -- the display sort of vibrates horizontally. Anyone know what might be causing this? Other than that, I am very impressed with this. I have the GNOME panel running (Helix I think) in conjunction with XFCE, and it is truly amazing to behold. Thank you Mandrake! Phil Is there any kind of device with a motor or a transformer in it near to your monitor? If so, move it away, or unplug it, and see if the jitters go away. --doug
Re: [newbie] M$ Free
Doug McGarrett wrote: At 07:47 PM 07/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: Today I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (Maximum Linux Disk) on a 3+ gig partition that used to hold a useless Win98 installation. /snip/ . One thing that blows me away is how clean and sharp the display *looks*. The only glitch I have noticed is an occasional "quiver" -- the display sort of vibrates horizontally. Anyone know what might be causing this? Other than that, I am very impressed with this. I have the GNOME panel running (Helix I think) in conjunction with XFCE, and it is truly amazing to behold. Thank you Mandrake! Phil Is there any kind of device with a motor or a transformer in it near to your monitor? If so, move it away, or unplug it, and see if the jitters go away. --doug Welcome Phil, Yes. Multiple ac lines grouped through wall conduits are notorious. Wireless phones. Try and group your ac lines in a different direction. Also, some electrical shavers, drills, some Ham radio transmitters can cause a quiver but this is getting rare. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] M$ Free
My cell phone will cause one of my monitors screen to sort of ripple maybe? Larry Doug McGarrett wrote: At 07:47 PM 07/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: Today I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (Maximum Linux Disk) on a 3+ gig partition that used to hold a useless Win98 installation. /snip/ . One thing that blows me away is how clean and sharp the display *looks*. The only glitch I have noticed is an occasional "quiver" -- the display sort of vibrates horizontally. Anyone know what might be causing this? Other than that, I am very impressed with this. I have the GNOME panel running (Helix I think) in conjunction with XFCE, and it is truly amazing to behold. Thank you Mandrake! Phil Is there any kind of device with a motor or a transformer in it near to your monitor? If so, move it away, or unplug it, and see if the jitters go away. --doug
Re: [newbie] M$ Free
At 07:47 PM 07/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: Today I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (Maximum Linux Disk) on a 3+ gig partition that used to hold a useless Win98 installation. /snip/ . One thing that blows me away is how clean and sharp the display *looks*. The only glitch I have noticed is an occasional "quiver" -- the display sort of vibrates horizontally. Anyone know what might be causing this? Other than that, I am very impressed with this. I have the GNOME panel running (Helix I think) in conjunction with XFCE, and it is truly amazing to behold. Thank you Mandrake! Phil Is there any kind of device with a motor or a transformer in it near to your monitor? If so, move it away, or unplug it, and see if the jitters go away. --doug
[newbie] M$ Free
Today I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (Maximum Linux Disk) on a 3+ gig partition that used to hold a useless Win98 installation. I have my 7.0 install intact on another 2 gig partition, so getting 7.1 basically running was a snap -- I have copied a lot of stuff (even old programs like wvdial that still work fine). Since I never used Windows anyway it's nice to have blown it away. /home still resides on its own partition, so it was easy getting my settings in place. I have about 600 megabytes in the middle of the disk with nothing installed there, so I am thinking of playing around with DR-DOS or something. I am wondering about the XF86 install though. The installer did not ask whether or not I wanted to try 4.0, and I am not sure how to tell. One thing that blows me away is how clean and sharp the display *looks*. The only glitch I have noticed is an occasional "quiver" -- the display sort of vibrates horizontally. Anyone know what might be causing this? Other than that, I am very impressed with this. I have the GNOME panel running (Helix I think) in conjunction with XFCE, and it is truly amazing to behold. Thank you Mandrake! Phil -- Evil is that which one believes of others. It is a sin to believe evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake. -- H.L. Mencken
