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Rob Beard wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: > >> I seem to have an odd issue with x, but its 3d hardware related or >> something >> >> I have installed the codeweavers crossover application >> if I select >> >> install a windows game, from the kde menu system, it works fine, i get a >> splash screen for a few seconds, (if you install the program you will >> know the one I mean) >> >> I then get a blank screen, with lots of coloured boxes on it, so at >> this point the display looks rather corrupted, after which I am back to >> my x login screen, using kdm, as I am running kde. >> >> If I use console apps like infobash, which is like uname -a but gives >> info on graphics hardware, the same thing happens, x restarts, so its >> as if its sending ctrl-alt-backspace to the system. >> >> I am at a loss, it did this in etch, and the issue has not gone away. >> >> anyone else had similar issues, before i start reinstalling stuff (like >> nvidia drivers etc) >> >> I can run simple kde games no problem, its the more complex stuff that >> won't run, so thats stuff using openGL and I assume some of the better >> features of the Nvidia card. geforce 4 >> >> thanks >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> > > Strange, I haven't even tried it yet, wouldn't install for me and I > haven't had time to look into it properly. > > What game was it? > > What video card is it, and are you using an open source or proprietary > driver? > > Rob > > > I am using a geforce 4 nvidia card with a proper driver downloaded from the site all this USED to work, so this is a recent issue that is cropped up, its annoying as some programs won't work at all Paul -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html