Guest voyager Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 It's my first time to use Linux OS and I just installed Mandriva 2007.1 spring. When I open firefox for example, the window is entirely black until I resize the window and make it smaller, then I can see the webpage. Sorry for not posting hardware details, I just don't know what to post. please help me with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEberger Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi Voyager, Welcome to the board! Is your entire desktop dark, or is the Firefox window the only dark component? What version of Firefox are you running? Do you have any other web-browser installed on your computer such as Konqueror or the original Mozilla? Do they do this same thing? I hope we can help! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest voyager Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Thank you :> No my desktop is fine. It's not just firefox, all windows should be small in order to view it. if the window is maximized it turns black. Firefox version is 2.0.0.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Do you know if you are using a 3d desktop environment? i.e. do you have shadows on your windows, do they wobble to and fro... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest voyager Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 yes I am using 3d environment. I don't know what you mean by shadows and wobbling but the black window is blank. sorry English is not my native language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest voyager Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 I turned the 3-d view off, and it's working properly now. What can I do to fix the 3d environment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Do you have an nvidia video card? If so, then the issue is actually a bug in the drivers. The first thing I would suggest is making sure you have the most recent nvidia driver installed (updating your system is always a good first step - do it through Mandriva Control Center, under Software). The only other (supposed) solution I found is rather complex, but you can read it here. I have not tried this, as I've not run into this bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest voyager Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 yes I do have nvidia video card. I'm installing software now thanks. I have another problem, when I try to install a software, I use the ./configure command but it says bash: unknown file or directory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 You're getting that error because the configure script does not exist in the directory. You seem to be trying to install software from source, when you should be using the software installer in the Mandriva Control Center (AKA Configure My Computer). You should also follow the easy-urpmi link at the top of the page to add more resources and get more software. Always try to find and install software through this method before trying to compile it from source. Please read this FAQ, which, although being a bit outdated, should provide some guidance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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