openoffice.org - presentation problem

[Basil Chupin]

On 07/05/10 23:57, Errol Sapir wrote:
> 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.
>    

I am now "getting out of my league" on this because 1) I don't run 
Kubuntu - I gave KDE away in preference to Gnome, and 2) I don't run a 
64-bit system. Nevertheless I will ask this:

which monitor do you have and is it/they setup correctly in Kubuntu? I 
mean, does Kubuntu show correctly the monitor it detected on 
installation and it refresh rate and resolution?

Have you looked here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Video ?

Re the #195 driver, in Ubuntu there is an option which checks if the 
nvidia driver is installed and then, if not, gives you the option to 
install a driver - but it doesn't show that the latest driver is #195; 
however, one can see what the driver is by looking in the Synaptic 
Package Manager. In Kubuntu/KDE you should be able to see same by 
looking in the Software Manager -and there you should also be able to 
select it for installation. But here I have to make an additional 
comment: in my Ubuntu Lucid I have a repo selected in the Sources which 
may be have given me the #195 driver, but the driver which actually 
comes with the release version of Lucid could be #193. In case, 
therefore, you may find that you only have the choice of installing 
#193. (All clear as mud? :-) )

BC


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