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I made those changes you suggested, and the glitches are blue now... and my desktop background is solid blue. Is there anything else I should change?

No, I have one monitor. Thanks for this, I will try it. However, when I try to save the modified xorg.conf file, it won't let me. If I go into the console, type "su" and then do /etc/X11/xorg.conf, it says "permission denied". Shouldn't I be able to modify this file as root?

Here you go: # File generated by XFdrake. # ********************************************************************** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ********************************************************************** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable <Crtl><Alt><BS> (server abort) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work #DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching) EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "us" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "DELL E193FP" HorizSync 31-83 VertRefresh 56-76 # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 64.0 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4) ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor2" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell E193FP" HorizSync 31.0-83.0 VertRefresh 56.0-76.0 # Monitor preferred modeline (60.0 Hz vsync, 64.0 kHz hsync, ratio 5/4) ModeLine "1280x1024" 108 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" Driver "radeon" Screen 0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device2" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon (fglrx)" Driver "ati" Screen 0 BusID "PCI:1:0:1" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen2" Device "device2" Monitor "monitor2" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Virtual 1024 768 EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" Screen "screen2" RightOf "screen1" #Option "Xinerama" EndSection

Okay, I updated xorg, but the glitches haven't gone away. Interestingly enough, on a hunch I switched my screen resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x768 and the glitches are gone. However, I'd really like to run it at the former. How can I fix this?

I'm very new to Linux and Mandriva, so bear with me please. :) I have a Radeon X300 PCI Express video card in my system, and have installed Mandriva 2006. I know from experience that if I try to use the "fglrx" driver under Vendors-Radeon, X Window can't boot, so to get around this problem I'm using the generic "Radeon" driver found under "Xorg"- however, I have been getting strange graphical glitches and occasional freezes which require a reboot. I downloaded and installed the ATI driver, but that doesn't seem to have fixed anything, and I've read through some of the Radeon threads around here, but none of them have had this problem- they're all mostly opengl and 3D rendering issues. I'm not worried about getting that working (yet), I just want a stable system! Here is a screenshot so you can see what I'm talking about. The yellow areas are the glitches.

Well, I fixed it.

I sort of fixed the problem. I set it up to use a static IP address, and now I can ping my router and access webpages using their IP address (even though the router is still set up as DHCP... whatever, it's working). However, I still can't access webpages just by typing the address- my resolv.conf file is blank, which seems to be the problem. When I do su and then /etc/resolv.conf, I get a "permission denied" message. What could be causing that?

I recently installed Mandriva 2006 and set up my NIC with the address of my router. After a bit of futzing around, I realized that I had a DNS problem because I could bring webpages up by their IP. I tried to change the DNS from the router address to my ISP DNS, but now eth0 won't even initialize. I followed the network FAQ found here, and looked at ifcfg-eth0 and resolv.conf and it looks right, but I still can't get eth0 to work. This is really frustrating as it was working before. I don't know what else to do. I should say that I had it working- I was able to ping my router and Google's site (IP, not name) but I did... something... and now eth0 won't even enable. I tried following this guide: www.iwpcs.co.uk/simple_net_setup.html but when I try to open /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 in the console, nothing happens. If I try to save changes using the graphical interface, it won't let me. So how can I possibly fix this? I really can't understand why I can't even enable eth0- isn't that independent of the settings?

I figured it out! I went back into the installation and went to "xorg" and chose Radeon from there and I was able to boot into KDE. Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated.

I tried that, but I got this message: -bash: mc: command not found

I get this: (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: No screens found This is X Window 6.8.99.900, if that helps.

I am a completely new Linux user, so I'd appreciate being talking to like a child. :P I downloaded and installed Mandriva 2006. I had no problems except for a graphical issue with my Radeon X300 PCI Express video card. I can't seem to find the right configuration in order for the X window system to boot- when I boot into the OS, I get the command line. I went back into the installation screens and played around with the configurations, but all the tests I run come back with "device not present". I know it's probably a driver issue, but how do I fix it? Any help much appreciated.