On 07/12/13 11:56, Jon Dufresne wrote: > Hello, > > I am currently running F17. As it is nearing end of life, I am anxious to > upgrade. Around kernel 3.7, I started to experience very > heavy graphics slowdown and corruption. I reported a bug around the time I > experienced it > <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912459>. Because F17 has a > version of the 3.6 kernel, I can continue using the desktop > without interruption. > > In preparations for upgrading I tested out F19 Beta, Alpha, and final live > CD. All versions show the same bug, creating an unusable > desktop. > > At this point I'm stuck between F19 which has corrupted graphics; unusable > desktop and F17 which is EOL and will not receive > security updates (not to mentioned outdated). > > Any thoughts on what to do? > > I experienced the same thing and had to set
Option "ShadowFB" "1" in the Device section of xorg.conf to get nouveau to be usable. Try that and see if things work better. Kevin -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
