openoffice.org - presentation problem

[Errol Sapir]

On 05/07/2010 03:13 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 07/05/10 22:00, Errol Sapir wrote:
>    
>> I hope I can provide enough of the correct info for somebody to be able
>> to help me. I run the 32 bit Lucid on two different but similar
>> computers. I use open office 3.2 on both (they both have "oracle"
>> written on the logo when any open office program is started). They were
>> installed by default when  installing Kubuntu.
>> Both computers have an AMD 64 bit CPU. The one at home has the Athlone
>> 64 bit 3500 CPU, 2 giga memory and the GEForce 6600 256MB OB graphics
>> card. The computer at work has the 64 bit 3500+ CPU with 1 giga memory
>> and the GEForce 5200 (not OB) 128 MB graphics card. Both graphics cards
>> use the NVidia 173.14.22 driver.
>>     Now for the problem: On the computer at home (theoretically the
>> "stronger" computer) I am unable to see any slide show using
>> "presentation". I doesn't matter if the presentation was made in pps or
>> opt format. The minute I try to see it as a slide show, the screen
>> "freezes". The first slide comes up and "breaks up" on the screen and
>> nothing further can be done. The only way out of all this is to press
>> the escape button and the the program "releases" the computer for use.
>> On the computer at work (the "weaker" one) there is no problem.
>> In writing this thread, I tried out two other programs I use which have
>> a slide show option (digikam&   showfoto). To my surprise , they have the
>> same problem - unable to show a slide show without "freezing". I don't
>> have a problem seeing a moving graphic program, whether it's youtube, a
>> DVD movie or whatever.
>> My conclusion is that it's a graphic configuration problem. Does this
>> sound right? Help in any direction will be appreciated.
>> Errol
>>
>>
>>      
> The 6600 card (I am using one right now) works with the latest #195
> driver from nVidia; the 5200 will not work with anything above the
> legacy #173 driver.
>
> The real question here is: while you may have these drivers installed,
> do you have them active? That is, are the drivers actually being loaded
> or do you still have the default nv driver being loaded? For example,
> are you able to use compiz? If not then the 'proper' nVidia driver(s)
> are not being used. (Another way to find out is to run "glxgears" from
> the command line and if it doesn't run then the driver(s) are not
> installed.)
>
> BC
>
>
>    
When trying glxgears I got the message that "glxgears" is not installed 
so I did: sudo apt-get install mesa-utils and ran glxgears. The gears 
then "ran" which shows that my drivers are activated. Despite that I got 
the following message:
errol-linux:~$ glxgears
Running synchronized to the vertical refresh.  The framerate should be
approximately the same as the monitor refresh rate.
10040 frames in 5.0 seconds
9241 frames in 5.0 seconds
XIO:  fatal IO error 22 (Invalid argument) on X server ":0.0"
       after 42 requests (42 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

  I am trying to the #195 driver and install that but the only options 
offered to me are up to the #173.