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Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster



In-Reply-To: <[🔎] 785eea4564b32b89f5579cda70f2e90a.squirrel@dragon.rumormillnews.com>

>Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors
>on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anything
>on-screen.
>
>Normally I'd have display set for 1024x768.  I've found I can get normal
>color on the GUI if I switch to 1600x900.  However, even then, if I 
>switch to console (F1-F6) or if the screensaver comes on, on return the
>psychedelic colors are back.  If I log out / log in to the desktop, 
>normal colors return with the 1600x900 setting only.
>
>AMD A10-7860K Radeon R7.  ASUSTEK A68HM-K motherboard.
>firmware-linux-free and firmware-linux-nonfree are installed.
>
>Is this a bug?  Is there a fix? I'd like to get my normal colors and
>normal resolution back.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Sounds like a bug.  Sorry for breaking your thread, but just wanted to say 
thanks.

I don't have a solution but like Psychedelic GUI occasionally.

Much appreciated.

Good Luck,
bw

p.s. When the flashback is over, you can check certain log files and find 
out of it was a real Psychedelic event, or just some botched upgrade 
thing.


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