Kam Leo wrote:
On Mar 31, 2005 10:02 PM, David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Claude Jones wrote:
For no explainable reason, my graphic interface has gone crazy. It flashes to black for a moment everal several seconds. Nothing else seems to be affected. If I'm typing, words keep getting put in the doc. Downloads continue, etc... I loaded some of the latest patches/updates last night. Apart from that this machine was idle all day. It's up on the net with Firestarter providing pretty strict rules. I just tried downloading/installing the latest ATI Radeon 9200 video driver from ATI. I searched the list for similar behavior, but couldn't find anything. What could have changed in my absence??? Have I been hacked by someone?
Claude, have you tried switching to a console window to see if the periodic flash to black occurs there as well? Try ALT-F2 to see if the blackout continues and then ALT-F& to switch back to your X window.
Have you recently applied X.org updates to your system?
Is this happening when you are typing in a terminal window? If so, it is the bell setting for your terminal session. Just click on Settings -> Bell and select another value.
This is happenning whenever, even when nothing is open except the desktop.
-- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
