Re: not prettey! Display problem

[Chris <list.hurschler@gmx.de>]

On Monday 08 October 2007, Gilles Mocellin wrote:
> Le Monday 08 October 2007 21:00:17 Sam Leon, vous avez écrit :
> > andy wrote:
> > > Chris wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> when I start a KDE-Session I get several flashing pixels on the upper
> > >> edge of my display, that leave holes in windows that are dragged
> > >> accross them (see picture with holes in the blue margin of the konsole
> > >> window).
> > >>
> > >> When I switch to a text console (ctrl-alt-f1) and back the problem
> > >> dissapears.  Any clues as to where to problem could lie?
> > >>
> > >> I have kde 2.5.7.  My xorg packages and conf are listed below.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for any suggestions,
> > >>
> > >> Chris
> > >>
> > >> -----------
> > >
> > > I'm no expert, but the last time I saw this kind of thing was when my
> > > partner's graphics card was beginning to die on her. Can you test it on
> > > any other WM/DE?
> > >
> > > A
> >
> > I was going to say the same.  Every time I have seen display corruption
> > on the desktop it has been because of either a video card going bad or
> > corrupt drivers.  Also an overheating card might do the same.
> >
> > Sam
>
> For me, it's the actual nvidia drivers, not really good with the new xorg.
> If I switch to a terminal VT (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and switch back to the graphical
> VT (Ctrl-Alt-F7), these artefacts disapear.

oh.... I'm using an ati driver.  It happens in XFCE too, not just KDE.

Say, doesn't that suggest that its not the hardware or even the driver??

Anybody else have any suggestions?

Chris

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C. Hurschler