From: martyc@bme1.acpub.duke.edu (Marty Paul Combs) Subject: Re: Exiting X screws up text on my screen Date: 12 Jul 1993 14:40:39 GMT
Marty Paul Combs (martyc@teer15.acpub.duke.edu) wrote:
: WHAT I HAVE:
: ATI Wonder V (Version 5) ( 512 K VRAM )
: NEC Multisync 3D
: Linux .9pl8
: PROBLEM:
: 1. ONLY root can run X. Users start it, but then it dies saying
: something about "olvwm : Invalid Font Parameter" when I pipe out std error.
I solved this problem by tinkering with the font path/permissions.
: 2. I can only run X at around 680x558 but anything much
: higher and the screen turns black and STAYS black. I can click as if
: I'm placing items or executing something from a pop-up menu but I
: can't see it. (i.e. The hard drive is accessed, but the screen STAYS
: black.) Std out/err says that it is in the higher res, and that X
: started normally but nothing appears on the screen.
Looks like -- from what I'm told -- that I'll have to write a
video driver or get a new card.
: 3. When I exit (either as root or kill the black screen with
: Ctl-Alt-Backspace) I have a series of vertical lines on my screen and
: no text. Something is there because I can rerun x and type, but
: something about the video calls of X screws with my video. I have to
: reboot to get back to normal text.
I was told it's a problem that exists but hasn't been dealt
with yet.
: I've covered the FAQ's from June 93 and skimmed comp.os.linux
: as well as endless man pages about X. If it's there, I'm completely
: overlooking it.
: mar
Thanks to all the people who e-mailed me about the problem.
mar