screen wavy after upgrade to Feisty - refresh rate? can't config display in kcontrol...

[Robert Spanjaard]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:07:03 -0500, anthony baldwin wrote:

> Oi colegas,
> 
> Since upgrading to Feistry from Dapper yesterday, I am noting that
> the screen is wavy.  That's the best way I can think of to explain the 
> phenomenon.
> The image appears to oscillate at a rapid frequency and short wavelength.
> I've made no changes to vidcard, etc. since dapper,
> but I am operating at a slightly higher screen res.
> I can't find where to alter the screen res in kcontrol (using Kubuntu, sim).
> I can ignore it while doing lots of stuff, but, considering that I am a 
> translator
> and spend all day working with written text, and the text is doing this
> (I can read fine, but), it is giving me a headache.
> I suspect it has something to do with the refresh rate.
> Should I be looking at than in my xconf stuff?

What kind of screen do you have? If it's a CRT (with a tube), it can be
caused by some other electrical device sitting close to the screen.
I've had the same problem with a pair of speakers once, and the waving
stopped when I removed them.

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