strange X windows problem...
This is a discussion about strange X windows problem... in the Linux Hardware category; This started a couple of weeks ago intermittently, now it's hosed completely. X was working fine until I did a reboot. At the very beginning Dell splash screen, I get a series of flashing white vertical stripes that doesn't go away.
This started a couple of weeks ago intermittently, now it's hosed completely.
X was working fine until I did a reboot. At the very beginning Dell splash screen, I get a series of flashing white vertical stripes that doesn't go away. I can't log in because all I have is a black screen with white vertical stripes
I ssh'ed this box from another computer, which is where I'm posting from now, and forwarded X. The graphics are perfect on the client computer running the server's OS. I ran top and "X" is eating up CPU like it's going out of style! It's steady around 98 to 99% on the problem computer.
Since it was running fine before I rebooted, and now is screwed up, I'm led to believe it's a temperature problem associated with the video card.
Do y'all think I'm on the right track?
X was working fine until I did a reboot. At the very beginning Dell splash screen, I get a series of flashing white vertical stripes that doesn't go away. I can't log in because all I have is a black screen with white vertical stripes
I ssh'ed this box from another computer, which is where I'm posting from now, and forwarded X. The graphics are perfect on the client computer running the server's OS. I ran top and "X" is eating up CPU like it's going out of style! It's steady around 98 to 99% on the problem computer.
Since it was running fine before I rebooted, and now is screwed up, I'm led to believe it's a temperature problem associated with the video card.
Do y'all think I'm on the right track?
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very possible. I had tnt2 card and the fan blew up I had a problem with X locking up. I don't remember if X was cpu hungry though?? I'd bet it's a hardware issue... Nothing else changed, right?
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I just lifted the hood and my Geforce4 Ti 4200 SE 128 MB DDR was hotter'n four hells!
Yep, it was the fan.
I got it spinning again and everything is back to normal. Can you change out fans on these things? How do you go about doing that?
Yep, it was the fan.
I got it spinning again and everything is back to normal. Can you change out fans on these things? How do you go about doing that?
You can change out the fans. just buy the fan for your card or an after market one it's pretty easy to do.
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList.jsp?ThirdCategoryCode=012204
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList.jsp?ThirdCategoryCode=012204
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I think my video card got too hot and is hosed. I'm gonna buy a new one. Anyone have recommendations for the latest greatest hotshot Nvidia gaming card that will work without trouble?
I got a BFG OC geforce6800 "vanilla" 128mb ram, works no problems. BFG is a great american company that overclocks the cards out of the box. They come with real quality memory and fan/heatsinks. I strongly recommend teh company. Plus they give you a full retail version of farcry.
http://www.bfgtech.com/
http://www.bfgtech.com/
