On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:23:58 -0000 "Andy Napier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Have exactly the same issue, > > Posted this on the forum earlier this week. > http://mandrakeforum.com/comments.php?lang=en&sid=2006&pid=28120#28134 > > New comment for Mandrake Linux 8.2: Your first impressions story > Re: Mandrake Linux 8.2: Your first impressions ,by Andy70 > > First system is; > > Athlon 2100XP > MSI 6340 ver 5 KM133 (BIOS = 6.1) > Micron 133B1 PC 133 memory > Seagate ST 320414A > Toshiba SD-R1102 DVD/CD-RW > Intel Pro/100 NIC. > 32 MB Frame Buffer > 32 MB AGP Aperture > XFree = 4.2.0 > > Second System > > Athlon 1900XP > MSI 6340 ver 5 KM133 (BIOS = 6.1) > Micron 133B1 PC 133 memory (also tried Samsung memory but don''t have > the model to hand) > Seagate ST 320414A (different drive from the first) > Samsung SD308 Combo drive > Intel Pro/100 NIC. > 8 MB Frame Buffer > 32 MB AGP Aperture > XFree = 4.2.0 > > Standard install on both, as I said you can see the problem almost from > the begging of the install. > > The corruption is horizontal lines moving randomly across the screen > that seem to show a distorted image of the current displayed screen. > > The weird thing is it only occurs if there is drive access. After the > install finishes and you sit at the login screen everything looks OK. > Until you login and the drive starts to access again. > > I thought it may be over aggressive BIOS timings, but there set to > normal. I'll have a further tweak tomorrow to see if I can sort it. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------- > I haven't had chance yet to try a graphics card in them yet, hopefully > tomorrow. As for BIOS timings, I reduced everything to minimum and the > issue remains. I installed kernel 2.4.8-34mdk under Mandrake 8.2 and the problem does not occur under that kernel., so there must be something in kernel-2.4.18 that is causing this.
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