On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Ken Bessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm fairly new to Linux and a total newb to Xastir. I'm running Ubuntu HH on > a Dell Inspiron 1501. > > Q: What is that little oval on the top left of the screen? It appears when I > try to configure the > interfaces. > > Help?
I think the Oval you are seeing is the infamous "cigar" that confounded some Ubuntu users for a while. Below is an excerpt from the solution. I don't know how to turn off desktop effects in Gnome, but if you have any problems, I'm sure someone will jump in here. >> On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:08:19AM +1030, we recorded a bogon-computron >> collision of the <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> flavor, containing: ["Cigar" in Ubuntu with Nvidia card and "Restricted Driver" >> >> This is extraordinarily puzzling. You don't, by any chance, have "Desktop >> Effects" enabled, do you? >> >> >> > Well Tom herein lies more answers.. Ive never looked at "Desktop Effects" > and had a job finding that setup frankly.. But yes I have Desktop Effects > set to Normal in Gnome. So I disabled it to None and bingo no more Cigar > problems.. So maybee it depends what video card I have but ultimately its > Related to Gnome and Desktop effects with the restricted video drivers. Regards. Lee - K5DAT _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list Xastir@xastir.org http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
