Various computer installs and results.

[Jim Cornette]

Noah Silva [Mailing list] wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I had similar problems in installing, and once I rebooted after
> installing in text mode, X "worked".  (For values of "worked" where things
> don't refresh properly on the screen).
> 
> It's hard to explain the exact problem, but after logging into GDM, I
> don't see the desktop appear at once.  Instead, I start seeing the icons
> from the gnome-session splash screen.  (I don't even see the whole splash
> dialog at once).  Then, for example, t when I bring up the gnome "redgat"
> menu, the menu may not actually draw, but as I move the mouse over each
> section, it draws in.  Likewise with new windows, some don't "fill in".
> It seemed to me that the smaller things worked, but the bigger things
> didn't, so I assumed it must be some buffer in xorg or gtk not being big
> enough.  (I didn't install KDE).
> 
> I tried lowering the res and the colors, and updating xorg, all with no
> luck.
> 
> The Video controller is:
> Intel Corp. 82810E DC-133 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (Rev 03)
> 
> When I have a working web browser, I will search bugzilla for something
> like this...
> 
> thanks,
>     noah silva
> 
> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Jim Cornette wrote:
> 
> 
>>F. Kooman wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 05:00, Jim Cornette wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the confirmation that the GUI install problem was not unique
>>>>to my computer. I guess a bug report against the GUI installation
>>>>failure  is warranted. figuring out how X works post-install is the most
>>>>important asect though.
>>>
>>>
>>>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=133010
>>>
>>>François
>>
>>That is the bug which is experienced on my attampts also. I didn't
>>attempt to specify the screen resolution given to the installer before
>>the installer launches. One suggestion was to specify 800 x 600
>>resolution beforehand,
>>
>>I might look at how to specify this to the installer and try a 1280 x
>>1024 @ 24 depth just to see what happens.
>>
>>I think that 800 x 600 should be default behavior for the installer
>>without needing to specify this to the installer.
>>
>>I added to the report also.
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
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> 
> 
> 

Your card is one revision newer than my card is. I have found that 
setting the depth to 24 and the resolution to either 1280 x 1024 or to 
1400 x 1050 work without a refresh problem.

I had no problems with running 1024 x 768 at 16 depth, except the 
crashing X when switching to a ctl-alt-Fn terminal, X died. Otherwise, 
cromium and tux worked fine if never going to a terminal.

I've also tried out the radeon 7200 card as both primary display - 815 
card secondary and with 815 primary, radeon secondary.

See bug below for dual booting mess

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=132791

Anyway, I'm attaching the 1400 x 1050 resolution for the 815 setup as 
single card. Both cards are still attached.

You might find some portions of the xorg.conf suitable to start without 
the refresh mess.

There is also a triaged bug for the i810 at the below link. This 
includes the noacceleration parameter for X. The bug I filed earlier was 
marke as a duplicate of this report.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=132267

I am getting sort of a vague refresh problem when highlighting test in 
moz mail. This is very minimal failure though.

Jim
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