On 13.07.2019 13:14, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 >>>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>>>>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic >>>>>>> colors >>>>>>> on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anything >>>>>>> on-screen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Normally I'd have display set for 1024x768. I've found I can get >>>>>>> normal >>>>>>> color on the GUI if I switch to 1600x900. However, even then, if I >>>>>>> switch >>>>>>> to console (F1-F6) or if the screensaver comes on, on return the >>>>>>> psychedelic colors are back. If I log out / log in to the desktop, >>>>>>> normal >>>>>>> colors return with the 1600x900 setting only. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> AMD A10-7860K Radeon R7. ASUSTEK A68HM-K motherboard. >>>>>>> firmware-linux-free and firmware-linux-nonfree are installed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is this a bug? Is there a fix? I'd like to get my normal colors and >>>>>>> normal resolution back. Thanks in advance for any help. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Try a different theme. The switch from GTK-2 to GTK-3 results in a >>>>>> mess >>>>>> if the wrong theme is used. >>>>>> >>>>> Thanks. :) Using GTK-ChTheme (which says it's for GTK+ 2, but I don't >>>>> see >>>>> a similar utility for GTK+ 3) I switched to Xfce 4.4 but got no >>>>> improvement. Should I be approaching this theme change some other >>>>> way? >>>>> >>>> You have the right idea, however, perhaps try adwaita, which is a GTK-3 >>>> specific theme. >>>> >>> Whoa! I tried to take screenshots so folks could see what I've been >>> trying to describe. Shot of normal screen turns out as expected. Shot >>> of >>> psychedelic screen turns out ... identical to shot of normal screen!!! >>> In >>> other words, what's present in graphic memory space is not the same as >>> what's being transmitted to my display/monitor, sometimes. Where's Rod >>> Serling when we need him...? :) >>> >>> >> What display/monitor do you use? Do you connect it using HDMI cable? >> I remember another list user was asking same question with identical >> symptoms sometime ago. >> >> -- >> With kindest regards, Alexander. >> > Thanks -- the brand is AOC, connected via VGA cable, there's a DVI port on > the card but no HDMI one. (If I plug an HDMI converter in via USB, would > that work?) > This is the original thread I was talking about. [1] See if there are any pointers that could resolve your issue.
Personally, I don't have much experience with AMD graphics (which is sadly notorious for lacking good support on Linux), but I would try to use different AMD drivers (use "AMDGPU" instead of "radeon" or vice versa). You can check what driver you currently using with this command: $ inxi -Gxxxz [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/12/msg00203.html -- With kindest regards, Alexander. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
