DaveRowell
November 4th, 2009, 04:45 PM
I'd like some help resolving this video weirdness - please!
When I start ubuntu 9.10 this is what I get:
1 - normal appearing desktop on first workspace - panels on left and right - panel transparency appearance as I left it
2 - switcher display is only 2 columns (I left it as 2 col & 2 rows)
switcher->preferences (opens as below) displays choice of number of columns but NO choice of rows
3 - cannot change to another workplace either with [ctrl][alt][any arrow] or by clicking on switcher
4 - at this point any window opens in an abnormal state
opens in upper left hand corner covering the panel - abnormal title bar = no "min" "max" "close" buttons = cannot move window either with mouse or with right click choice = no normal right click on the title bar responses = [alt]F4 won't close window
but the contents of the window seem to work OK - mail - internet ...
5 - System->Preferences->Appearance - [visual effects tab] (sometimes pops a window saying that video doesn't seem to support this option) shows no desktop effects selected
click Normal - window opens "Searching for available drivers" - after the best part of a minute the display "changes" and a window opens asking if I want to keep these settings - choose "yes"
while everything now looks as it did - can change to other workspaces - switcher preferences allows selection of rows and columns - windows open next to the panel not on it - window title bars are normal - windows can be moved ...
kernel 2.6.31-14 gnome 2.28.1 fresh install
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ - 1 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400 NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module 96.43.13 Thu Jun 25 18:42:21 PDT 2009 - loaded driver thru KK menu choice after installation - this is driver currently recommended by nVidia
root partition ~14GB 27% used home partition ~95 GB 73% used
When I start ubuntu 9.10 this is what I get:
1 - normal appearing desktop on first workspace - panels on left and right - panel transparency appearance as I left it
2 - switcher display is only 2 columns (I left it as 2 col & 2 rows)
switcher->preferences (opens as below) displays choice of number of columns but NO choice of rows
3 - cannot change to another workplace either with [ctrl][alt][any arrow] or by clicking on switcher
4 - at this point any window opens in an abnormal state
opens in upper left hand corner covering the panel - abnormal title bar = no "min" "max" "close" buttons = cannot move window either with mouse or with right click choice = no normal right click on the title bar responses = [alt]F4 won't close window
but the contents of the window seem to work OK - mail - internet ...
5 - System->Preferences->Appearance - [visual effects tab] (sometimes pops a window saying that video doesn't seem to support this option) shows no desktop effects selected
click Normal - window opens "Searching for available drivers" - after the best part of a minute the display "changes" and a window opens asking if I want to keep these settings - choose "yes"
while everything now looks as it did - can change to other workspaces - switcher preferences allows selection of rows and columns - windows open next to the panel not on it - window title bars are normal - windows can be moved ...
kernel 2.6.31-14 gnome 2.28.1 fresh install
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+ - 1 GB RAM
nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400 NVIDIA Linux x86 Kernel Module 96.43.13 Thu Jun 25 18:42:21 PDT 2009 - loaded driver thru KK menu choice after installation - this is driver currently recommended by nVidia
root partition ~14GB 27% used home partition ~95 GB 73% used