I installed Debian 2.2 on my home system (a dual PPro with 128MB of memory, S3 Trio3D video card w/4MB of memory, IBM POWERDisplay/20 monitor [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 77 Hz, multifrequency], Logitech trackball). X works fine (using the recommended SVGA server, X version 3.3.6). However, when I try to use GNOME on top of X, the screen disappears into a bunch of little stripes, and the keyboard locks up (even alt-ctrl-backspace doesn't work). This was with the GNOME 1.0.53 from Debian. I installed Helix (GNOME 1.2), same problem. I've done XF86Setup, both putting the memory in and letting it probe. I use the IMP/2 selection for the trackball, mouse seems to work.
Happens regardless of windowmanager - sawfish, afterstep, windowmaker. Has anyone else seen this problem, or have a clue as to why it happens? Equally important as to the why, anyone have a clue as to how to solve it? Note, I'm posting to both the debian & gnome lists, as I'm not certain where the problem lies. jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeffry Smith Technical Sales Consultant Mission Critical Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone:603.930.9739 fax:978.446.9470 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thought for today: borken adj. (also `borked') Common deliberate typo for `broken'.
