On 04/05/12 17:07, Bret Busby wrote: > On Fri, 4 May 2012, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:48:42 >> From: Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Swap space not used (now screen relics). >> Resent-Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 05:48:42 +0000 (UTC) >> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> >> On 04/05/12 15:30, Bret Busby wrote: >> >> <snipped> >> >>>> >>> >>> And, Iceweasel (and it may have happened with the iceape browser; I am >>> not sure - have not used it for a couple of weeks, now, I think) has a >>> habit of leaving fragments of dialogue boxes on top of everything else >>> on the desktop, hiding parts of the screen with the dialogue box >>> fragments, which only disappear when I kill or crash iceweasel. The only >>> thing that displays on top of the dialogue box fragments, is when I >>> invoke the screensaver, which overwrites evrything on the screen (at >>> least, for the present time) >>> >>> I would include a screenshot showing this, but I do not know whether >>> this mailing list allows attachments.
It's preferable not to attach images. Use a screenscrape site. >> >> I've seen that happen before - I don't believe the problem lies with >> Iceweasel though, more likely a video driver/window manager problem >> >> <snipped> >> >> >> If you gave us (in a fresh post) information about your video etc >> someone might be able to help. >> > > lshw shows: > > " > *-pci:0 > description: PCI bridge > product: Core Processor PCI Express x16 Root Port > vendor: Intel Corporation > physical id: 1 > bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0 > version: 12 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=pcieport > resources: irq:24 ioport:e000(size=4096) > memory:fa000000-fbefffff ioport:ce000000(size=301989888) > *-display > description: VGA compatible controller > product: GT218 [GeForce 310] > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 0 > bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0 > version: a2 > width: 64 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom > configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0 > resources: irq:16 memory:fa000000-faffffff > memory:d0000000-dfffffff(prefetchable) > memory:ce000000-cfffffff(prefetchable) ioport:ec00(size=128) > memory:fbe80000-fbefffff(prefetchable) > *-multimedia > description: Audio device > product: High Definition Audio Controller > vendor: nVidia Corporation > physical id: 0.1 > bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1 > version: a1 > width: 32 bits > clock: 33MHz > capabilities: bus_master cap_list > configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 > resources: irq:16 memory:fbe7c000-fbe7ffff > " > > Is that what is needed? > > I am running GNOME. > > Synaptic shows the GNOME version as 1:2.30+7 > > The Iceweasel version shows as > > " > Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20120421 > Iceweasel/3.5.16 (like Firefox/3.5.16) > " > > What other information is needed? > <snipped> Are you using any effects that require 3D? NOTE: I'm not familiar with GNOME Kind regards -- Iceweasel/Firefox/Chrome/Chromium/Iceape/IE extensions for finding answers to questions about Debian:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fa38d4f.7010...@gmail.com
