4

switching to console distorts video

view story

http://forums.opensuse.org – I've played with linux quite a bit, but now is the first time I haven't just given up. However I can't solve this alone that I've found. I boot into gnome just fine, but as soon as I switch to console 1 or 2 or N (insert number here) it distorts my video across all of them. It seems like it's changing the refresh rate either horizontal or vertical and I just don't know how to solve the problem. If it distorts I can't get it back to decent readable graphics without a reboot. Was doing the same thing in ubuntu, and that's part of the reason I installed suse. I am running 1600X1200 with 50 refresh rate in gnome and have swapped the console resolution around, trying different options but still have the same problem. thanks for any help (Distributions)
switching to console distorts video

dayu's picture
Submitted by dayu 20 weeks 21 hours ago – Made popular 20 weeks 20 hours ago

Similar stories

Ubuntu 9.10 Console resolution. 29 weeks 5 days ago

Hi folks...

I am have upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 in my laptop. After performing the reboot, the shell/console resolution went very high and the font size went too small. Please help me out to regain the old console shell resolution as in 9.04.

kde won't start on x86_64 1 year 6 days ago

I recently installed Fedora 11 64-bit on an intel x86-64 system, and I can't seem to get KDE to start. I installed Xorg and KDE from the repos, and I can start the X server just fine, but I don't get anything out of KDE. After logging in as root and running startx, I get a dark screen.

display: Low refresh rate (problems with radeon driver?) 1 year 5 days ago

[google translate - reverso.net]
Hi, I can not change the refresh rate? (I use Fedora 11)

Graphics card: ATI x800xl
Driver: radeon
Display: ADI Microscan E75

I can only select 60Hz or 75Hz but not 85Hz. The problem is the radeon driver?
I have tried the following command:

Code:
xrandr --rate 85
but it doesn't work.

[ubuntu] Help with Dell e770s monitor 38 weeks 2 days ago

I added a old Dell e770s Monitor on for a second monitor and it is stuck on 60 Hz for the refresh rate and xserver didn't detect the Model. The trouble is I need to get the driver thing installed because it is stuck in 60Hz refresh rate and that gives me a headache big time. I need it up to 72Hz for it to be fine.

[ubuntu] Screen flicker on virtual console Acer Aspire 4520 42 weeks 4 days ago

Hi!

I have just installed Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty on my Acer Aspire 4520:

Quote:

Acer Aspire 4520
Nvidia nForce 610m/GeForce 7000m
2GB RAM
160GB HDD (only 12GB + 4GB swap for Ubuntu)

After installation, I installed all updates and also the Nvidia proprietary drivers 180.x

SiS in Ubuntu 31 weeks 15 hours ago

I have a problem with the video card driver on my computer. I am running Ubuntu 9.04 and my chipset is SiS761GX. The problem is a that there are 2 fuzzie lines on the right and left side. My settings are 1024x768 resolution and 60Hz refresh rate. I have used the VESA driver in other distros like Puppy 4.2 and that worked great. How do I install VESA in Ubuntu 9.04?

force a refresh rate 34 weeks 1 day ago

hi

i installed opensuse 11.2 on a 4200+
this computer have a nvidia video card and a crt monitor

with 11.1 i was able to use 1600x1200 at 100Hz
with 11.2 i'm only able to get 1600x1200 at 85Hz

how to force the 100Hz?

thanks

Char set on openSuse11.1 for printer 34 weeks 1 day ago

Printing from console and char set on openSUSE_11.1

Problem:
This does not work:
lpr command cannot read filenames with special letters foreign language ("cannot find file ....")
lpr will not write special letters within files

But files are readable from console as to letters

[SOLVED] Lenovo S12 Screen Problem ! 42 weeks 5 days ago

Hi,

I have installed ubuntu netbook remix on my laptop, however, the
screen get distorted in the beginning and the end of the installation
as well as the time that I am using it.
My netbook is a Lenovo S12 having a high resolution (1280x800) windows
installed on it before the installation of ubuntu. The problem