Re: Screen relics

[Bret Busby <bret@busby.net>]

On Fri, 4 May 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:

> On 04/05/12 17:07, Bret Busby wrote:
> > On Fri, 4 May 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:48:42
> > > From: Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com>
> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > Subject: Re: Swap space not used (now screen relics).
> > > Resent-Date: Fri,  4 May 2012 05:48:42 +0000 (UTC)
> > > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > >
> > > On 04/05/12 15:30, Bret Busby wrote:
> > >
> > > <snipped>
> > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > And, Iceweasel (and it may have happened with the iceape browser; I am
> > > > not sure - have not used it for a couple of weeks, now, I think) has a
> > > > habit of leaving fragments of dialogue boxes on top of everything else
> > > > on the desktop, hiding parts of the screen with the dialogue box
> > > > fragments, which only disappear when I kill or crash iceweasel. The only
> > > > thing that displays on top of the dialogue box fragments, is when I
> > > > invoke the screensaver, which overwrites evrything on the screen (at
> > > > least, for the present time)
> > > >
> > > > I would include a screenshot showing this, but I do not know whether
> > > > this mailing list allows attachments.
>
> It's preferable not to attach images. Use a screenscrape site.
>
> > > I've seen that happen before - I don't believe the problem lies with
> > > Iceweasel though, more likely a video driver/window manager problem
> > >
> > > <snipped>
> > >
> > >
> > > If you gave us (in a fresh post) information about your video etc
> > > someone might be able to help.
> >
> > lshw shows:
> >
> > "
> >  *-pci:0
> >              description: PCI bridge
> >              product: Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port
> >              vendor: Intel Corporation
> >              physical id: 1
> >              bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
> >              version: 12
> >              width: 32 bits
> >              clock: 33MHz
> >              capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list
> >              configuration: driver=pcieport
> >              resources: irq:24 ioport:e000(size=4096)
> > memory:fa000000-fbefffff ioport:ce000000(size=301989888)
> >            *-display
> >                 description: VGA compatible controller
> >                 product: GT218 [GeForce 310]
> >                 vendor: nVidia Corporation
> >                 physical id: 0
> >                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
> >                 version: a2
> >                 width: 64 bits
> >                 clock: 33MHz
> >                 capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
> >                 configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
> >                 resources: irq:16 memory:fa000000-faffffff
> > memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable)
> > memory:ce000000-cfffffff(prefetchable) ioport:ec00(size=128)
> > memory:fbe80000-fbefffff(prefetchable)
> >            *-multimedia
> >                 description: Audio device
> >                 product: High Definition Audio Controller
> >                 vendor: nVidia Corporation
> >                 physical id: 0.1
> >                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1
> >                 version: a1
> >                 width: 32 bits
> >                 clock: 33MHz
> >                 capabilities: bus_master cap_list
> >                 configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
> >                 resources: irq:16 memory:fbe7c000-fbe7ffff
> >  "
> >
> > Is that what is needed?
> >
> > I am running GNOME.
> >
> > Synaptic shows the GNOME version as 1:2.30+7
> >
> > The Iceweasel version shows as
> >
> > "
> > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20120421
> > Iceweasel/3.5.16 (like Firefox/3.5.16)
> > "
> >
> > What other information is needed?
> <snipped>
>
> Are you using any effects that require 3D?

No.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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