I think that this is due a video card driver limitation in XFree86. Bad
settings for the monitor would produce different results. I know that my
card (Diamond Stealth 3D 4000) works fine at 32bpp in Windows, but in
Linux, I can't use 32bpp without running into what you're describing. You
might try a lower color depth, but the same resolution- does that help?
-Matt Stegman
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On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Rick Fry wrote:
> I'll be the first to admit that the monitor that I use is a $200 special at
> Sears. And, I too am getting the black on black menus and background until I
> put a graphic back there. Then the labels are black on black and so are the
> menus until I highlight them. Right now, I'm using Windows 2000 release
> candidate 1 with the monitor set at 1280x1024 at 24 bit color with NO
> problems like I'm getting in Linux. Even Windows 98 second edition uses
> these parameters.
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> I had a similar video configuration problem. The default setting
> Xconfigurator was choosing was giving a black screen with blackish icons (I
> think that means that the refresh rates don't synch). My problem was solved
> by manually choosing my display settings in Xconfigurator. Another thing I
> tried is reducing the type of monitor to one not quite so good (in custom
> monitor section). My monitor, being on the cheaper end of the scale does
> not work well at its maximum settings. By reducing the setting the picture
> quality improved considerably.
>
> I suffered similar problems using my hardware with Windows 95. My monitor
> does not perform well at its maximum refresh rates etc and I have terrible
> problems under Win95 with my AWE64 soundcard. If the soundcard is enabled
> in the device manager, Windows will not boot. I have to boot with the
> soundcard disabled and then manually turn on the soundcard using Device tab
> - a real pain in the arse if you forget to turn it off at the end of the
> session (Windows crashes on startup, reboot into safe mode, turn soundcard
> off, reboot again).
>
> I might have problems with sound permissions with my Linux box, but at least
> the card makes noise!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Fry [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, 20 August 1999 9:43
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Not getting anywhere!!
> >
> > My sentiments exactly. I finally got my video configuration to go
> 1024x768
> >
> > but the menus [for the most part] are black on black. This makes it just
> a
> >
> > tad difficult to read.
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> >
> > Well I think I am going to give up on my install of Mandrake.
> >
> > I cannot get it to recognize my modem or sound card.
> >
> > I have found out the my modem is on Com3 IRQ11 but have found no way..
> > even with everyones help of finding it or configuring it.
> >
> > As for my sound card it is found by linux when it boots.. but it aborts
> > putting it in memory because it is sharing an IRQ with another item on
> the
> > PCI bus.. which is fine in windows but not in linux I guess..
> >
> > So thanks all for your help.. but this is just not hardware friendly
> > enough
> > for my current system.
> >
> > I guess if I want to run Linux I am going to have to build a specific box
> > with all the specific hardware able to be detected and run.
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
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