M L Cates wrote:
> I am running LM8.0, XFree3.3.6, with an Alliance AT3D video card.
> My problem is this:
> After starting X (KDE) if I do a CTRL-ALT-F1 or F2,etc. I cannot read the screen.
> Also even after I shutdown X the problem remains. The screen is out of sync
> basically with about 8 - 10 vertical frames displayed each about 1 inch high
> stair stepped down my screen.
> I previously was running RH7.0 with no problem and have run Mandrake 7.1 on
> this machine with no problem.
> Does anybody out there have any idea what could cause this?
Just an idea. If you are running X in one of the highest res modes
supported by your card and monitor, try X in a lower resolution mode and
see if the behavior changes. I could be a monitor design shortcoming
rather than an OS problem per se.
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