I am not sure, I do not want to take apart this computer because it is my grandfathers, and we may be turning it in for a new one soon.
And the second question you had, where can I find that? On Jul 22, 2:36 pm, Chris Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Derek <[email protected]> wrote: > > Given that I am new to the entire Linux thing, (and so used to the > > Windows atmosphere) I am having slight problems with my O.S. > > > First of all, whenever it idles for a little bit, my screen goes black > > and starts flashing multi-colored bars. I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed > > on two desktop computers, and same story for both of them. It seems to > > be a problem with the Screen saver, because when I tried to edit the > > screen saver to switch it off, the black screen and multi colored bars > > came up again. Also, if I have been using this O.S. for over an hour > > straight, the same story. > > Sounds like a video driver issue. > > What video chip do you have, and what driver does Ubuntu say is installed? > > -- > Registered Linux Addict #431495 > For Faith and Family! | John 3:16!http://www.fsdev.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
