From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FoYun-0006YB-QP for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:48:10 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k594kOFp031821; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 04:46:24 GMT Received: from Princeton.EDU (postoffice01.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.75]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k594dUgx014221 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 04:39:30 GMT Received: from smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.65]) by Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k594dTUU022245 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:39:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sep.dynalias.net (fez.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.190]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k594dS79020140 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:39:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by sep.dynalias.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id DB3BC710A0; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:39:40 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:39:40 -0400 From: Willie Wong To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Flash and Xorg 7.1? Message-ID: <20060609043940.GA4323@princeton.edu> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Archives-Salt: 75b05cb7-ef27-4c45-9744-c30c70ff0612 X-Archives-Hash: e91ff89933d94e9dc0ce697754c9feae I am not quite sure what went wrong. The result: http://www.math.princeton.edu/~wwong/20061600026.png whenever I try to access a website with flash content on it, the weird bands of messed-up stuff appear across the screen. It does go away after I close the offending tab, and performs some action that forces X to redraw. This started happening after I did a largish update after being away for 2.5 weeks. I think the problem is either with X, firefox, or flash, though it might go as far as the video driver. Any ideas? (Or, can anyone reproduce the behaviour?) I have: [Fri Jun 09 12:32 AM] wwong@e-nibbles 33s [ AC | FULL } !" 86 ~ $ equery list xorg-x11 [ Searching for package 'xorg-x11' in all categories among: ] * installed packages [I--] [ ~] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.1 (0) [Fri Jun 09 12:32 AM] wwong@e-nibbles 44s [ AC | FULL } !" 86 ~ $ equery list mozilla-firefox [ Searching for package 'mozilla-firefox' in all categories among: ] * installed packages [I--] [ -] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4 (0) [Fri Jun 09 12:32 AM] wwong@e-nibbles 51s [ AC | FULL } !" 86 ~ $ equery list netscape-flash [ Searching for package 'netscape-flash' in all categories among: ] * installed packages [I--] [ ] net-www/netscape-flash-7.0.63 (0) >>From lspci, my video card: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 [Radeon Mobility 9200] (rev 02) I build xorg-server with [Fri Jun 09 12:33 AM] wwong@e-nibbles 127s [ AC | FULL } !" 86 ~ $ emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-server These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.1.0 USE="dri nptl sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -xprint" INPUT_DEVICES="joystick keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -evdev -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -magellan -magictouch -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="fbdev radeon vesa -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 -imstt -mach64 -mga -neomagic -nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vga -via -vmware -voodoo" 0 kB Total size of downloads: 0 kB And so I use the built-in radeon drivers. Thanks, Willie -- S: physically rather tired, what from fencing and walking and crazy stuff like living... S: emotionally, happy, as long as i don't remember the housework i've got ahead of me Sortir en Pantoufles: up 2:21 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list