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08-25-2006, 10:08 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 2
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Blank space on screen in Suse 10.1 using KDE 3.5.1
I got a Compaq Armada M700 from my sister. The install of Suse 10.1 went fine, but when the login screen comes up there is a blank space in the middle of the screen. This blank space is white. The mouse and all windows will move through the blank space like it isn't even there. This bar only appears when I am running in the default login. If I run the fail safe login and then run SaX2 to adjust the video there is no blank space. I don't know if it is a problem with KDE or Suse.
Any suggestions would be apprectiated.
Thanks!
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08-25-2006, 10:35 PM
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Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Kalamazoo, MI - US
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron LTS x86_64
Posts: 144
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Sounds like a resolution issue. Since you can log in failsafe and run SaX2, try setting the default resolution to 1024x768 or lower. Then reboot. If that does not work, then please post the output of these commands so people will know what to do to help you.
Also the contents of this file:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf |
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08-26-2006, 03:53 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2006
Posts: 2
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I tried to adjust the resolution but it did not fix the problem. I also tried to change the screen size but that had no affect. Here is th information you wanted:
Code:
sbin/lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10)
00:09.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems WinModem 56k (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64)
lsmod
usbhid 39392 0
xt_pkttype 1792 3
ipt_LOG 5632 8
xt_limit 2432 8
snd_pcm_oss 42752 0
snd_mixer_oss 16512 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_midi 8960 0
snd_seq_midi_event 6400 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 47216 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
edd 8516 0
button 6672 0
battery 9476 0
ac 4996 0
ip6t_REJECT 4992 3
xt_tcpudp 3072 3
ipt_REJECT 5120 3
xt_state 2048 12
iptable_mangle 2688 0
iptable_nat 7684 0
ip_nat 15660 1 iptable_nat
iptable_filter 2816 1
ip6table_mangle 2304 0
ip_conntrack 47916 3 xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_nat
nfnetlink 6168 2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
ip_tables 11080 3 iptable_mangle,iptable_nat,iptable_filter
ip6table_filter 2688 1
ip6_tables 12360 2 ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter
x_tables 11908 10 xt_pkttype,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,iptable_nat,ip_tables,ip6_tables
ipv6 215808 13 ip6t_REJECT
apparmor 47004 0
aamatch_pcre 13440 1 apparmor
loop 14728 0
sg 31004 0
sd_mod 16144 0
dm_mod 52584 0
usb_storage 70208 0
scsi_mod 122120 3 sg,sd_mod,usb_storage
pcmcia 34492 0
firmware_class 9856 1 pcmcia
shpchp 39488 0
pci_hotplug 24372 1 shpchp
snd_es1968 27168 1
gameport 13960 1 snd_es1968
snd_ac97_codec 82848 1 snd_es1968
snd_ac97_bus 2176 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 80136 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_es1968,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 20868 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9608 2 snd_es1968,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 6912 1 snd_es1968
snd_rawmidi 23552 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 7948 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd 51076 13 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq,snd_es1968,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 8672 1 snd
intel_agp 21020 1
agpgart 28976 1 intel_agp
yenta_socket 23692 2
rsrc_nonstatic 12416 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 37008 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
uhci_hcd 27280 0
usbcore 109700 4 usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd
i2c_piix4 8208 0
i2c_core 19728 1 i2c_piix4
ide_cd 35488 0
cdrom 32416 1 ide_cd
parport_pc 34916 1
lp 10948 0
parport 32200 2 parport_pc,lp
reiserfs 210944 2
fan 4612 0
thermal 13448 0
processor 22592 1 thermal
piix 9092 0 [permanent]
ide_disk 15104 4
ide_core 116540 4 usb_storage,ide_cd,piix,ide_disk
xorg.conf
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2006-08-26T15:11:56-0400.
#
# Version: 7.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <sax@suse.de>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (7.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#
Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
Load "extmod"
Load "v4l"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "kbd"
Identifier "Keyboard[0]"
Option "Protocol" "Standard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Driver "mouse"
Identifier "Mouse[1]"
Option "Buttons" "5"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Name" "TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint"
Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
Option "Vendor" "Sysp"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
DisplaySize 284 213
HorizSync 28-60
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "1024X768@60HZ"
Option "DPMS"
VendorName "--> LCD"
VertRefresh 50-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection
Section "Modes"
Identifier "Modes[0]"
Modeline "1024x768" 61.89 1024 1080 1184 1344 768 769 772 794
Modeline "1024x600" 47.26 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 621
Modeline "800x600" 36.88 800 832 912 1024 600 601 604 621
Modeline "768x576" 33.74 768 792 872 976 576 577 580 596
Modeline "640x480" 23.06 640 656 720 800 480 481 484 497
EndSection
Section "Screen"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768" "1024x600" "800x600" "768x576" "640x480"
EndSubSection
Device "Device[0]"
Identifier "Screen[0]"
Monitor "Monitor[0]"
EndSection
Section "Device"
BoardName "3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x"
BusID "1:0:0"
Driver "ati"
Identifier "Device[0]"
Screen 0
VendorName "ATI"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout[all]"
InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
Option "Clone" "off"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
Screen "Screen[0]"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group "video"
Mode 0660
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
EndSection
Thanks for the help! |
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01-17-2007, 12:34 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2007
Posts: 3
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I am having the same issue. I have tried changing the resolution settings and re-installing SuSe, was this issue resolved? Where's the fix?
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