<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.16.1"> </HEAD> <BODY> System>Administration>Restricted Drivers Manager On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 00:55 -0500, anthony baldwin wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> Where will I find this Proprietary Driver manager? I´m not much of a gamer, anway, but this oscilation is giving me headaches, for sure. J'ai mal à la tête... I appreciate your attention Tony Gilles Gravier wrote: > Hi! > > So I don't use KDE... can't talk for that part... :) > > But... your ATI Radeon card may not be the ultimate gamer's dream, but > it still is an ATI Radeon. This is why I suggess you launch Ubuntu's > Proprietary Driver manager, and enable the proprietary driver for ATI > cards, and tell us if that solved your problem. > > Gilles. > > anthony baldwin wrote: >> Gilles Gravier wrote: >> >>> I still do think that it's a video driver problem, rather than a X.org >>> settings issue. >>> >>> Do you know what graphics controler is in your machine? Even nVIDIA has >>> very cheap boards... :) >>> >>> >> >> >> RC410 Radeon Xpress 200 >> Does that look like it could be my video card? >> I seem to be having trouble finding where to find some stuff >> (like, Display settings is missing from Kcontrol... >> In fact, I have to say that this KDE seems to kind >> of suck compared to the KDE I had in dapper. >> I can´t make transparent menus and stuff.) >> I didn´t have any issues with video in dapper. >> >> thanks >> tony >> >> >>> Gilles. >>> >>> anthony baldwin wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Gilles Gravier wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> This may be a case of you running the open source nVIDIA driver >>>>> (rather than the proprietary one) on a machine like the Toshiba Tecra >>>>> M2 (you didn't specify your hardware). >>>>> >>>>> If you are on an nVIDIA graphics controler, try enabling the screen >>>>> effects and as such install the proprietary nVIDIA driver. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Ah, no, I just have the cheap onboard video, no nVidia. >>>> Incidentally, I logged out of kde and into gnome and changed >>>> the refresh rate from 75 to 60, and it seems to have made no difference. >>>> I will continue to seek another solution. >>>> >>>> merci beaucoup pour votre atention, >>>> tony >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Gilles. >>>>> >>>>> 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? >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> tony >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> /*Gilles Gravier*/ *=* <A HREF="mailto:*Gilles@Gravier.org">*Gilles@Gravier.org</A>* >>>>> <<A HREF="mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org">mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org</A>> *=* *<A HREF="http://www.gravier.org/*">http://www.gravier.org/*</A> >>>>> ICQ : *77488526* >>>>> <<A HREF="http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526">http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526</A>> * || *MSN >>>>> Messenger : <A HREF="mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org">Gilles@Gravier.org</A> >>>>> <<A HREF="http://members.msn.com/Gilles@Gravier.org">http://members.msn.com/Gilles@Gravier.org</A>>* >>>>> *Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier>* || *Y! : ggravier >>>>> <<A HREF="http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier">http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier</A>> || AOL : gillesgravier >>>>> <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> >>>>> PGP Key ID : *0x8DE6D026* >>>>> <<A HREF="http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x8DE6D026&op=index">http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x8DE6D026&op=index</A>> >>>>> My Last Known Position / Ma Derniere Position Connue >>>>> <<A HREF="http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier">http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier</A>> >>>>> "Chastity is its own punishment." (/Solomon Short/) [/David Gerrold/] >>>>> "De toutes les aberrations sexuelles, la chasteté est la plus >>>>> aberrante." [Anatole France] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- > /*Gilles Gravier*/ *=* <A HREF="mailto:*Gilles@Gravier.org">*Gilles@Gravier.org</A>* > <<A HREF="mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org">mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org</A>> *=* *<A HREF="http://www.gravier.org/*">http://www.gravier.org/*</A> > ICQ : *77488526* > <<A HREF="http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526">http://www.icq.com/whitepages/about_me.php?Uin=77488526</A>> * || *MSN > Messenger : <A HREF="mailto:Gilles@Gravier.org">Gilles@Gravier.org</A> > <<A HREF="http://members.msn.com/Gilles@Gravier.org">http://members.msn.com/Gilles@Gravier.org</A>>* > *Skype : ggravier <callto://ggravier>* || *Y! : ggravier > <<A HREF="http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier">http://profiles.yahoo.com/ggravier</A>> || AOL : gillesgravier > <aim:goim?screenname=gillesgravier> > PGP Key ID : *0x8DE6D026* > <<A HREF="http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x8DE6D026&op=index">http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0x8DE6D026&op=index</A>> > My Last Known Position / Ma Derniere Position Connue > <<A HREF="http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier">http://www.gmap-track.com/user.php?user=ggravier</A>> > "Chastity is its own punishment." (/Solomon Short/) [/David Gerrold/] > "De toutes les aberrations sexuelles, la chasteté est la plus > aberrante." [Anatole France] > -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GL d- s-:-- a C+++ UL++ P L+++ E---- W++ N+ o- K- w-- O- M+ V- PS++ PE-- Y+ PGP+ t+ 5 X+ R tv b++++ DI D---- G e+++ h---- r+++ y++++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>