On 8/16/11, Alex <mysqlstudent@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > >>> Is there another way, besides hacking the xorg.conf like it's 1998 >>> again, to configure resolution and dual monitors? >> >> Try the "Catalyst Control Center" that was installed along with the >> driver. FInd it in whatever GNOME 3 calls an application menu or run >> "amdccle" from a terminal. > > Okay, great. I see the program now. > >>> Also, what the hell happened to the minimize button on each window? >> >> It was removed in GNOME 3. I understand installing and using the >> gnome-tweak-tool package permits you to restore some sane behaviors to >> the desktop. > > Is there an easy way to install this? The only reference I see is > through a copy using git. It's included in the Fedora repository. Just find it in the graphical package manager or via the command line: yum install gnome-tweak-tool >>> Is there any way to fix the screen corruption without switching from >>> GNOME to another DE? >> >> Exactly what are you experiencing? > > - Icons missing from "Applications" menu. There are one or two there, > but for the majority it is only the description. > - There is like a checkerboard flickering when moving some windows. > Not exactly sure under what circumstances it occurs. > - What happened to the menu bar that displays which applications are > running so I can click on them to bring it to the foreground? There > are some programs listed at the top that are running, but even firefox > and thunderbird are not there, and can only be chosen by clicking > Activities first. > > I saw a screenshot somewhere of a program selection thing at the > bottom of the screen that was pretty nice looking. Any idea how to > enable such a thing with GNOME3? That might be the dock extension ("gnome-shell-extensions-dock" in the repo), but I'm not sure. In general, you might want to run "yum search gnome-shell-extension" and see if anything strikes your fancy. > - Playing 720p video causes the audio to be out of sync with the > video. It's like the video can't keep up with the audio. Screen > refresh doesn't seem terrible, but certainly doesn't feel as good as > it should for a $250 video card. > >> You could also try fallback mode: >> http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gnome-3-fallback.html > > I will investigate this. That will turn off all the graphics-accelerated crap and give you something closer to a GNOME 2 experience. You probably should still investigate what's going on with your graphics (that's unfortunately above my pay grade), but it will get you a usable desktop in the interim. > Thanks so much for your help. > Best, > Alex -T.C. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines