Re: tty1-6, gdm3, xdm, gnome, Gigabyte mb - many problems - Solved, Not Entirely
On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 01:54:42PM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote:
> apt-get install fglrx-driver has solved the problem.
>
> I had overlooked a message at the start of bootup stating a radeon
> nonfree display package might be required. (Its on the screen very
> briefly - it took me three reboots to read it). The notes on the
> fglrx-driver actually suggest trying the newest free driver
> xserver-xorg-video-radeon. That came with the netinstall, was properly
> installed and the system did come up with a working gnome desktop.
>
> In fact, many users might never encounter the problem I found. If all
> the user wants is a working gnome desktop and has no use for or is
> unaware of the tty terminals the netinstalled system is fine.
>
> Tom
>
Found that when switching back and forth between the Gnome desktop and
the tty's the virtural terminals become jittery and the desktop moves to
F8.
There is no problem switching between the icewm window and the tty's,
all are stable.
I am content with this setup.
Tom
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