Re-installed nVidia driver for a G4 Ti4200, 96 recommended reboot to NEC Multisync 70 as default tested terminal, reads OK ***BTW screenshot function seen, DUH*** activate LCD Save to Configuration File /etc/X11/xorg.conf ***I'm going to uncheck the the Merge with existing file (this will be a new procedure)*** hard boot system boots to Multisync 70 CRT as default, Twinview active tested terminal, all white!!! change font to white and background to black close and reopen terminal, all white!!! I took a screen shot, I'll send it along tomorrow
Brian On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 15:28 -0800, Allen Brown wrote: > Try white on black. Even if that isn't to your liking, it would > tell us more about the nature of the failure. > -- > Allen Brown http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ > Don't worry about it. It's nothing. -- U.S. Navy Lt. Tyler, > Dec. 7, 1941, upon being informed that radar had just picked > a large formation of planes heading for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. > > > It's the standard Ubuntu 9.04 Gnome desktop...I futzed around with > > checking font and background to be sure it was black on white...that's > > not it. > > > > Nice thing about my new job is that I got Thursdays off now and I could > > drive this stuff over to the Meetings. It would be interesting to see > > some experts work this problem. I think this Ubuntu nVidia > > implementation is buggy, that's all. > > > > I note the nVidia download works well under Fedora...or I should say, as > > far as I got. > > > > Brian > > > > > > On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 15:02 -0800, Allen Brown wrote: > >> What terminal program are you using? > >> If you don't know, what desktop are you using? > >> > >> If it's gnome-terminal, you can change colors. > >> Menu: edit/current_profile tab: colors > >> > >> It used to be (long long ago) you could fix this stuff in > >> ~/.Xdefaults but evidently that worked too well and everybody > >> decided to switch to gui based configurations. The result > >> is that every time you do an install rather than installing > >> a single file to fix the colors, now you have to go thru > >> the same stupid menus. Fixing these things in menus can be > >> very labor intensive. > >> -- > >> Allen Brown abrown at peak.org > >> http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ > >> Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance > >> for the evil conscience of their parents. ---H.L.Mencken > >> > >> > It's not that bad...everything is working in terms of the dual > >> displays > >> > and OpenGL functionality BUT, like I said, open a terminal and it's > >> > window is all white. It's working, because I can type in a command > >> and > >> > it'll execute; I just can't see what I'm typing. > >> > > >> > There are other little anomalies in opening a window. Such as the > >> > update window puts up a window to ask for your password. That's blank > >> > also, but I can see the mouse cursor change were the password field > >> > is. > >> > > >> > Like I said, I had this all working under Fedora Core 11, I just ran > >> > into the problem of using suspend...that's another issue entirely. I > >> > don't need to suspend the system, but I would like to use dual > >> monitors. > >> > > >> > I've got an another system with an EN8400GS card waiting for this > >> issue > >> > to be resolved. If FC 11 will do it, so be it... > >> > > >> > Ubuntu has ease of use in a lot of areas. I was hoping to use just > >> one > >> > distro or the the other. > >> > > >> > Brian > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 12:49 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > >> >> Is this related to your woes? "CANTFIX" :( > >> >> http://bugs.gentoo.org/111833 > >> >> > >> >> I wanted to make sure you've come across > >> >> http://lunapark6.com/dual-head-configuration-with-different-resolutions-per-screen-linux.html > >> >> or similar google results... > >> >> that is, http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-7938.html > >> >> or even http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-75149.html > >> >> (but the glawing .com site they mention does not seem to have the > >> >> topic any more) > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:55 AM, BB <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> No, I like Ubuntu...I'm going to do a fresh install and see > >> if > >> >> it's only > >> >> the Twinview feature. maybe I'll epoxy over the VGA so I'll > >> >> stop > >> >> playing with dual monitors. I don't really need it...like > >> the > >> >> mountain...it's just there. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 11:42 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > >> >> > No likey Ubuntu? Sorry, I don't [yet] have access to any > >> >> recent > >> >> > nvidia dual-display hardware (but actually, expect to soon, > >> >> under > >> >> > ubuntu studio, a 9500gt whee)... > >> >> > > >> >> > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:36 AM, BB <[email protected]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > I got a much more stable nVidia driver experience > >> on > >> >> Fedora > >> >> > 11, with the > >> >> > official nVidia driver. > >> >> > > >> >> > I had it all working under FC 11 then I blew-up my > >> >> system > >> >> > playing with > >> >> > suspend / hibernate. > >> >> > > >> >> > I read that Tux on Ice allows the user to suspend. > >> >> > > >> >> > Brian > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> > EUGLUG mailing list > >> >> > [email protected] > >> >> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> EUGLUG mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> EUGLUG mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > EUGLUG mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> EUGLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
