Re: [suse-axp] X problem on SuSE-6.4

From: Lenz Grimmer (grimmer@suse.de)
Date: Thu Jul 20 2000 - 07:11:36 PDT

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    Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:11:36 +0200 (CEST)
    From: Lenz Grimmer <grimmer@suse.de>
    Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0007201609400.26293-100000@wiles.suse.de>
    Subject: Re: [suse-axp] X problem on SuSE-6.4
    

    Hi,

    On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, John Ronan wrote:

    > This may be more a problem with my X Settings than SuSE-Axp per se,
    > but I'm not sure. I've SuSE-6.4 running on a PC164LX with a
    > S3-ViRGE/DX which has 4MB of Ram.
    >
    > Now and again as I'm working away, the text on all the screens gets
    > all blurred and I can't make any of it out. The quick and nasty fix
    > is to ALT-CTRL-F1 then ALT-CTRL-F7 back to X, then I use ALT-[123]
    > (windowmaker) to switch away from the Workspace where the problem
    > occured, and when I switch back, all is well again. Netscape and Emacs
    > seem to be the main culprits...
    >
    > Any opinions/advice appreciated... It's not critical but annoying all
    > the same.

    Have a look at /usr/doc/packages/xf86/README.S3V, it contains a wealth of
    information and useful parameters for XF86Config. Are you using the SVGA
    or the S3V X-Server? Try to swith to the other one.

    Bye,
            LenZ

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