openoffice.org - presentation problem

[Basil Chupin]

On 07/05/10 22:00, Errol Sapir wrote:
> I hope I can provide enough of the correct info for somebody to be able
> to help me. I run the 32 bit Lucid on two different but similar
> computers. I use open office 3.2 on both (they both have "oracle"
> written on the logo when any open office program is started). They were
> installed by default when  installing Kubuntu.
> Both computers have an AMD 64 bit CPU. The one at home has the Athlone
> 64 bit 3500 CPU, 2 giga memory and the GEForce 6600 256MB OB graphics
> card. The computer at work has the 64 bit 3500+ CPU with 1 giga memory
> and the GEForce 5200 (not OB) 128 MB graphics card. Both graphics cards
> use the NVidia 173.14.22 driver.
>    Now for the problem: On the computer at home (theoretically the
> "stronger" computer) I am unable to see any slide show using
> "presentation". I doesn't matter if the presentation was made in pps or
> opt format. The minute I try to see it as a slide show, the screen
> "freezes". The first slide comes up and "breaks up" on the screen and
> nothing further can be done. The only way out of all this is to press
> the escape button and the the program "releases" the computer for use.
> On the computer at work (the "weaker" one) there is no problem.
> In writing this thread, I tried out two other programs I use which have
> a slide show option (digikam&  showfoto). To my surprise , they have the
> same problem - unable to show a slide show without "freezing". I don't
> have a problem seeing a moving graphic program, whether it's youtube, a
> DVD movie or whatever.
> My conclusion is that it's a graphic configuration problem. Does this
> sound right? Help in any direction will be appreciated.
> Errol
>
>    
The 6600 card (I am using one right now) works with the latest #195 
driver from nVidia; the 5200 will not work with anything above the 
legacy #173 driver.

The real question here is: while you may have these drivers installed, 
do you have them active? That is, are the drivers actually being loaded 
or do you still have the default nv driver being loaded? For example, 
are you able to use compiz? If not then the 'proper' nVidia driver(s) 
are not being used. (Another way to find out is to run "glxgears" from 
the command line and if it doesn't run then the driver(s) are not 
installed.)

BC


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