[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 371296] Re: [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer

2009-08-02 Thread Wilbert Volkers
Thanks for the info! Now i was trying to get TV-out working with my ATI X800 videocard, this was another bad idea. It also has a TV tuner which i might try to get to work in an optimistic mood. So i decided to get me an old Gforce 6200 (NVIDIA) for a few bucks. That fixes most problems. --

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 371296] Re: [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer

2009-07-11 Thread Wilbert Volkers
Thank you for the tips, these did not work for me unfortunately. However, for now it seems to work when i add the following in xorg.conf : Section Device Option AGPMode 4 ... I followed tips mentioned on this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Quirks You can try values like 8 4 and 2,

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 371296] Re: [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer

2009-07-03 Thread Wilbert Volkers
Is there a way to prevent openoffice using video hardware acceleration? -- [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371296 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 371296] Re: [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer

2009-05-23 Thread Wilbert Volkers
i added Option NoAccel true to the Device section in xorg.conf and use the attached script to toggle it when i need oowriter. /etc/X11/Xorg.conf : ... Section Device ... Option NoAccel true ... EndSection ... ** Attachment added: xorg-toggle-noaccel.sh

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 371296] Re: system freezes when starting openoffice writer

2009-05-08 Thread Wilbert Volkers
Hi thanks for the try. I tried compiz off previously - no difference, xorg.conf is already there (2009-05-05), device section looks now like: Section Device Identifier Configured Video Device Driver ati BusID PCI:1:0:0 Option NoAccel true EndSection