That's a weird bug if it only affects gnome-terminal. I like the idea of having you take it to eug-lug. Alas I won't be there to see what you learn. -- Allen Brown abrown at peak.org http://brown.armoredpenguin.com/~abrown/ By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach. --- Sir Winston Churchill
> 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
