Re: [libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

[Johnny Rosenberg]

2013/5/15 Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com>:
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>>> On 05/11/2013 08:52 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
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>>>> My graphics card is the nVidia GeForce Go 7300, which is blacklisted
>>>> for use with the Unity 3D desktop, so that may be what's causing this
>>>> problem, but still it ONLY happens to LibreOffice and OpenOffice.
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> Wow, I used to run an elderly 5200, then a 5500, without a burp in the
> barrel. Your only recourse might be to install the nVidia install run-file
> directly from nVidia. When it compiles it ought to set itself out all nice
> and straight.
>
> Ah! a google came up with this probable fix
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/37629/geforce-go-7300-7400-blacklisted-can-i-still-run-unity

That page only describe how to start Unity 3D with a blacklisted card.
I have done that already, that's why I get those ”artifacts”. Before I
did it, I could only run Unity 2D.
So, to be extra clear:
When running Unity 2D I have no problems.
When running Unity 3D, without the fix that's described at the page
you linked to, I end up with Unity 2D anyway.
After the fix was done (months ago), I can run Unity 3D with all the
fancy desktop effects, BUT I get those ”artifacts” when running
OpenOffice or LibreOffice.
So I DID the Blacklisted Graphics Card Workaround, and therefore I now
have these problems, as it seems. So there was obviously a reason to
blacklist the card in the first place…


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> You might give that a whirl... you DO need the 173 driver for older nvidia
> cards, which is what I used to use myself with older nvidia cards. Ric

I have had the 173 driver installed a while ago, but I don't remember
now if I had those ”artifacts” or not with that driver. I will try it
again as soon as possible. Also, I didn't try the open source driver
yet.



Johnny Rosenberg

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