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Some windows Blank
by Kipton Moravec
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I have an old computer. It is a 433 MHz with 256 MB RAM. 512 MB swap.
I understand this is on the bottom end of the scale for Ubuntu Desktop. A couple of windows do not load correctly, and are blank. If I open a terminal window there is no text. If I open update manager it looks fine until I update, then the pop-up window that asks for my password is blank. If I type my password and hit <cr> it disappears, and update manager works correctly. Firefox loads slow, (which I expect) but the display seems O.K. Even if I open a second window. When I load new SW from Ubuntu Software Center, the window for the password works there. Why do I have problems with those two items? Any SW parameter I can fix? I can't find more memory, or I would have used it. I really do not use the computer a lot, it is there for bit torrent, seeding the three ubuntu i386 iso files. I have seen it get as high as 380 KB/s but it usually sits around 50Kb/s. But sometimes I like to pull something up on it so it is on screen while I am doing something else on my main computer. Or check something with a terminal window. Any Suggestions? Kip -- Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -... "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by bqz69
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On Monday 02 November 2009 09:18:19 pm Kipton Moravec wrote:
> I have an old computer. It is a 433 MHz with 256 MB RAM. 512 MB swap. > > Any Suggestions? xubuntu or puppy linux as a live cd, works in ram and will be fast, and ubuntu desktop can stay on the harddisk. puppy is even a good tool (dd command and gparted etc). -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by Kipton Moravec
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On Mon, 2009-11-02 at 21:45 +0100, bqz69 wrote:
> On Monday 02 November 2009 09:18:19 pm Kipton Moravec wrote: > > I have an old computer. It is a 433 MHz with 256 MB RAM. 512 MB swap. > > > > > Any Suggestions? > > xubuntu > Xubuntu uses more RAM than Ubuntu according to Linux-Magazine. http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7520/1.html > or > > puppy linux as a live cd, works in ram and will be fast, and ubuntu desktop > can stay on the harddisk. > > puppy is even a good tool (dd command and gparted etc). > Here you are saying to use Puppy linux as a live CD, but I do not understand the part about the Ubuntu Desktop. I am guessing the Puppy Linux is much different than the Ubuntu Desktop. Kip -- Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -... "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by bqz69
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> I have an old computer. It is a 433 MHz with 256 MB RAM. 512 MB swap.
> > Any Suggestions? I just tried Lubuntu live cd on my old laptop 550 Mhz - 96 mb ram. I found Lubuntu very slow, but it is a developement version! puppy only takes about 100 mb of ram and works in ram Here is a minihowto about puppy I made a long time ago - I cannot really cope with the speed of the developement of the internet software :-( http://www.minihowto.org/dd_backup_of_an_encrypted_partition_using_puppy/dd backup of an encrypted partition using puppy linux.html It gives a short intro about using puppy - the principle is still the same. Download the iso, burn it into a live cd and then boot it. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by Chris Jones-42
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Hi,
> But sometimes I like to pull something up on it so it is on screen while > I am doing something else on my main computer. Or check something with a > terminal window. Sounds similar to an issue I had with a video driver a while back. It was an nvidia driver and with compiz enabled if I open too many windows (not a lot, less than 10) I eventually got blank windows. It was like the video driver was running out of ram. What video card/driver do you have ? Do you have "desktop effects" on ? If so, I suggest turning them off. Chris -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by Kipton Moravec
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On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 14:36 +0100, Christopher Rob JONES wrote:
> Hi, > > > But sometimes I like to pull something up on it so it is on screen while > > I am doing something else on my main computer. Or check something with a > > terminal window. > > Sounds similar to an issue I had with a video driver a while back. It > was an nvidia driver and with compiz enabled if I open too many windows > (not a lot, less than 10) I eventually got blank windows. It was like > the video driver was running out of ram. > > What video card/driver do you have ? Do you have "desktop effects" on ? > If so, I suggest turning them off. > > Chris > What are "desktop effects" and where do I find if it is turned on or not. That sounds like the problem. Kip -- Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -... "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by NoOp-4
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On 11/03/2009 12:07 PM, Kipton Moravec wrote:
... > > What are "desktop effects" and where do I find if it is turned on or > not. That sounds like the problem. > > Kip > System|Preferences|Appearance|Visual Effects - click 'None'. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by Kipton Moravec
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On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 14:36 +0100, Christopher Rob JONES wrote:
> Hi, > > > But sometimes I like to pull something up on it so it is on screen while > > I am doing something else on my main computer. Or check something with a > > terminal window. > > Sounds similar to an issue I had with a video driver a while back. It > was an nvidia driver and with compiz enabled if I open too many windows > (not a lot, less than 10) I eventually got blank windows. It was like > the video driver was running out of ram. > > What video card/driver do you have ? Do you have "desktop effects" on ? > If so, I suggest turning them off. > > Chris > I found it under Appearance. Changed it from "Normal" to none and they are working! Thanks. Kip -- Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -... "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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Re: Some windows Blank
by Kipton Moravec
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On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 12:12 -0800, NoOp wrote:
> On 11/03/2009 12:07 PM, Kipton Moravec wrote: > ... > > > > What are "desktop effects" and where do I find if it is turned on or > > not. That sounds like the problem. > > > > Kip > > > > System|Preferences|Appearance|Visual Effects - click 'None'. > Thanks I found it and it fixed my problem. Silly me I was looking under Display... Kip > -- Kipton Moravec AE5IB .- . ..... .. -... "Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@... Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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