That's right just a white rectangle, anchored to the upper left of the desktop for the terminal. I can see that the mouse cursor changes to a text cursor, over the input field, in password the window associated with the update manager; that window is center screen on the desktop, but I haven't played much with anything, and I'm ready to move back to FC 11. As I said, in another post, removing the nVidia driver doesn't fix the problem.
...a couple of days without running water and it's back to the stone age. Thankfully the electricity is still on. Brian On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 15:58 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > And I suspect that you don't get any window-manager handle cues around > the edge of that blank area, either? > (and furthermore, that mouse-selecting/highlighting any text typed > into the terminal does not make it visible?) > > Compared to the variety of X oddness I've seen, I am surprised that > the menu stays visible at the top of it... does that only come above > the blank region when you activate the screenshot? > Do you have any window-relocation hotkeys setup? (some WM configs > allow a key combination with mouse drag to move a window instead of > giving it input) Does that have any effect? > Interesting... but also fighting some iced-up water lines here. =/ > > Ben > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 10:17 AM, BB <[email protected]> wrote: > I include a screenshot. > > I note that the window is always anchored to the upper left > location. I > think I'll give up on this and go back to Fedora 11, as I > said. > > Brian > > > On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 16:27 -0800, Michael Miller wrote: > > > > Press the print screen key and that should pop up a window > for you to > > save the image. > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 3:15 PM, BB <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I might be able to...I'll admit I'm so lame, with linux, I > don't even > > > know how...give me till the weekend to sort things out. > > > > > > I'm changing jobs and I don't want to loose focus on the > big picture. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 15:02 -0800, Michael Miller wrote: > > >> Can you take a screenshot? > > >> > > >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 2:07 PM, BB > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
