Hi, debian-laptop folks, I posted this question on the debian-x list a few days ago and got no replies. I'll try a different crowd here: I recently upgraded my Sony VAIO PCG-735 laptop to unstable (sid), including XFree86 4.0.2-7. This laptop uses the Neomagic MagicGraph NM2160 chipset with an 800x600 HPA LCD display. Everything went smoothly except that I'm getting funny little visual artifacts. A picture is worth a thousand words here; see http://www.npl.uiuc.edu/~fegray/x4problem.png The extraneous dots around message 2736 are the artifacts I'm referring to. This image came from an unaltered xv "Grab", which may be a clue. They tend to go away with a forced redraw (control-L). I've noticed the problem most often in xterms with the default font; they happen much less often when a non-default font is selected. I have also noticed them from time to time in other applications (for instance, konqueror). This didn't happen with XFree86 3.3.6. I haven't noticed it on my desktop machine, which is running XFree86 4.0.2-7 with an ATI Xpert 98 card. Has anyone else noticed this effect? Is it a known problem? Should I file a bug report? What other information would be useful to include in a bug report (my XF86Config-4 file?)? Thanks very much for your help, -- Fred Gray -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
