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|- Original Message
|From: Bruce Miller
|To: OCLUG Technical mailing List
|Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:47:42 PM
|Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Possible dying graphics adapter
|Last week, I indulged my fondness for Debian (-based distributions) and good
coffee
This is the only image I have run recently which gives this kind of
problem.
You said this was the only image exhibiting such problems. This is a
very simple image, so I seriously doubt it's overtaxing your video
card. I'd say the download was probably corrupted. You can check this
by disp
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009, Brad Hudson wrote:
I note that you are running an alpha version of Ubuntu with the proprietary
nvidia driver. Have you tried running it with the open source nv driver?
Brad,
Can you please suggest the easiest way to switch? I have had nothing but
hassle from the nvidia
Bruce;
I note that you are running an alpha version of Ubuntu with the
proprietary nvidia driver. Have you tried running it with the open
source nv driver? I agree with Mark that changing the driver could mask
the problem if it's hardware, but who knows if the nvidia driver for an
Alpha OS
On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:29:25 -0400, Bart Trojanowski
wrote:
> * Bruce Miller [090614 15:25]:
>> 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.
>
* Bruce Miller [090614 15:25]:
> 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.
The only other thing I could suggest is to start up w/o kde and disp
|- Original Message
|From: Bart Trojanowski
|To: Bruce Miller ; linux@lists.oclug.on.ca
|Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:08:10 PM
|Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Possible dying graphics adapter
|* Bruce Miller [090614 14:54]:
|> I would be surprised if this image were over-taxing my graph
* Bruce Miller [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
Last week, I indulged my fondness for Debian (-based distributions) and good
coffee with a wallpaper that combines the two:
http://www.wallpaperlinux.com/v/Debian/Debian+Cofee+Wallpaper+Linux+Debian+Morning+Desktop.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
There are problems. The background is a (bright?) w