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Paul Sutton wrote: > I seem to have an odd issue with x, but its 3d hardware related or > something > > I have installed the codeweavers crossover application > if I select > > install a windows game, from the kde menu system, it works fine, i get a > splash screen for a few seconds, (if you install the program you will > know the one I mean) > > I then get a blank screen, with lots of coloured boxes on it, so at > this point the display looks rather corrupted, after which I am back to > my x login screen, using kdm, as I am running kde. > > If I use console apps like infobash, which is like uname -a but gives > info on graphics hardware, the same thing happens, x restarts, so its > as if its sending ctrl-alt-backspace to the system. > > I am at a loss, it did this in etch, and the issue has not gone away. > > anyone else had similar issues, before i start reinstalling stuff (like > nvidia drivers etc) > > I can run simple kde games no problem, its the more complex stuff that > won't run, so thats stuff using openGL and I assume some of the better > features of the Nvidia card. geforce 4 > > thanks > > Paul > > > Strange, I haven't even tried it yet, wouldn't install for me and I haven't had time to look into it properly. What game was it? What video card is it, and are you using an open source or proprietary driver? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html