Re: Odd X behavior

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I just installed Debian on my Compaq Armada 1550DMT.  I have gotten
> Gnome to come up happily using the 800x600 LCD screen but whenever I
> open a window under it acts very buggy.  If you're ever seen a laggy
> VNC session then that's exactly the behavior of the windows.
> 
> I think it may be something in how the WM is handling the windows
> because the menus, icons and titlebars on the apps I run are sharp and
> clear, it's just the windows that act hosed.
> 
> Any ideas on where to begin on trouble-shooting this?

You're saying moving windows is slow?

If so, then you may not be running the right X server for your
video chipset, or you may not have acceleration turned on in
the X server config.

On my laptop (Trident chipset), acceleration is turned off by
default, and I had to add one line to XF86Config activate it.

Another alternative is you may be running the generic svga X
server, when a specific accelerated X server is needed.

Either way, you need to find out what video chipset your Laptop 
has, and research it in the XFree86 documentation.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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