On 10/23/07, nan budh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mir Nazim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/22/07, Roshan wrote: > > --- Mir Nazim wrote: > > > > > Just to let you guys know. > > > > > > Installed Gusty on my notebook Compaq 6515b. AMD 64 > > > X2 1.8GHz, 512 MB > > > RAM, ATI Radeon x1200 series. > > > > > Works great! > > > > > > PS: I needed to do some extra stuff to get X > > > working. > > > > > > Install using alternate CD(not liveCD) > > > After install > > > > > > 1) got to terminal > > > > > > $ sudo killall gdm > > > $ sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx > > > $ sudo depmod -a > > > $ sudo aticonfig --initiall > > > $ sudo reboot > Friends i installed gutsy on my AMD Athlon desktop on saturday after a > learning session in gparted(thats another story) but finally it was > installed. here is my opinion/impression at this point of time(keep in mind > i am a lay user) > > Its buggy. At times its troublesome to the point of being useless. The > colors and interfacing seems good but its freezing out all the time. since > last 2 days it must have required a restart 7 times. I thought synaptic was > the culprit but i am not sure now. i was using oowriter and suddenly criss > cross lines appear on desktop background from nowhere. At times in firefox > the webpage contents seem to spill out of the window border. At times the > menu bar of the desktop grays out in patches. > 6.06 was STABLE , no VERY STABLE and hardly ever required a reboot and > hardly ever froze. > Those of you who are from computer field please tell me how can a software > which has been tested thoroughly in beta version by widespread community, > have such problems? > Do i need to do some xorg stuff? Please guide.
Try disabling visual effects from System->Preferences->Appearance and if it helps you then file a bug that visual effects cause corrupt graphics on your machine. Onkar -- Passion - Some people climb mountains - others write Free software. Don't ask why - the reason is the same. -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
