It's effecting more then the terminal...it's sporatic Brian
On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 17:51 -0800, Allen Brown wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
