On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:41:12 -0400 Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm trying to install debian on a Dell Inspiron 8000. It's being a > little less cooperative than the desktop systems I'm used to! > > My main problem right now is that on the console (i haven't even > gotten X up yet), the screen is normal for the top quarter, and then > redraws itself ontop of itself beginning at the 1-quarter, half, and > 3-quarter marks. The result is pretty legible for the second quarter, > but absolutely illegible at the bottom. I have a I8000, and I found a similar problem (not exactly the same) when I "upgraded" the BIOS. I reverted to A17 and the problem disappeared. We have two things to contend with that many others don't -- Dell BIOS and NVIDIA video -- which may be interacting in a weird way. Kevin
