Kubuntu 8.10, Nvidia GE Force 6200 and my diminishing patience

[Karl F. Larsen]

Stephen wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I have made some changes to my Dell in order to deal with some 
> resolution issues.  I have added 1 GB of RAM and now the total is 2 GB. 
>   I have replaced the onboard Intel graphics with an NVIDIA GE Force 
> 6200 with 256 MB of onboard RAM.
>   
    This I assume is a card you installed in the proper pci plug.


> Installation of the NVIDIA went OK and I installed the driver
> recommended by Ubuntu.
    Which version of the driver? I have a slightly newer 7200GS and it 
works fine with the I think 093 version of the Ubuntu nVidia driver.

Karl



>   This has allowed me more control over the
> resolution which I have set to: 1280 X 720 @ 55Mhz.
>
> However, I now have an entirety new set of problems.  The current
> symptoms of which are:
> 1) windows slow to render if I move them fast across the desktop
> 2) when too many applications are started the icons and menus become
> colour reversed and blured, with menus and icons becoming distorted and
> squashed.  Open Office Writer on its  own as the only application open 
>   produces this effect.  Other wise it takes FIrefox, Thunderbird and
> Kate to bring about the same effect.
> 3) Sometimes the desktop disappears to blank black screen and a right
> click on the desktop brings it back.
>
> When I turned Desktop Effects back on again (with only three desktop 
> effects ticked) the problem was worse and with less applications open.
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Stephen
>
>
>
>   


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