Re: Weird stuff in X
>
> Alexander Stavitsky wrote:
> >
> > Adam Klein wrote:
> > > I have a Diamond Viper V330, and in X at 1024x768x32bpp, it behaves
> > > strangely. When I scroll or move a window, little blips come up on the
> > > screen. They go away when I stop. Does anyone know how to get rid of
> > > this?
> >
> > It is a documented problem with riva128 driver.
> > It happens when high dot clock is used. Try to change modeline
> > to lower dotclock to see if you can find a dotclock that
> > doesn't give you blips, yet high enough for refresh rate to be reasonable.
> > It also might help to switch to 16 bit color (I think).
>
> Might, but doesn't have to!
> I've got STB Velocity 128 Riva 128 graphics card and experience the same
> annoying `flickering' at 1280x1024x16bpp (91kHz /85 Hz).
OK, I'll throw in my 2 cents. I see the `blips' at 32 bit color, but
not at 16 bit (Diamond Viper 330). I will try lowering the dotclock
setting.
Eric
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