On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 08:51:27 +1100 fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: No definitive answers, just some questions to point you to troubleshooting. > [the images will be posted as replies due to size limits] > > For a while now I have the following problem. After boot and login > things look OK, however moving any window shows terrible artifacts. Desktop? Desktop manager? What if you try a different desktop, or desktop manager? > 20200402_100028.jpg > I do a reverse search: ^Rls -l > At this point the whole line is filled with a repeated quote > character. Doing other things will repeat a substring of what the > text holds. Hitting 'end' key will show the full text followed by the > quotes. Very difficult to work when parts of the text disappear or > get mangled. Sounds like the input is being altered. Is it possible the keyboard is having issues? Could you try unplugging it and re-plugging it? How about memory, power supply? Heat? Is there dust buildup? What happens in virtual consoles? Say Ctrl-Alt-F2. Are there problems with text changes or color? How about with a different terminal in X? Problem still there? > 20200402_094034.jpg > Moving on, I grab the window and move it a bit. The whole > window is filled with a pattern, here is is just a color pattern. Again, this seems like the data is being mis-read, and color characteristics are being altered unintentionally and randomly. > > If the window gets repainted it looks OK until I move it again. The > only way I found so far to fix it is to restart X, so logout then > login, not nice. Does it stay fixed after the restart of X? Hardware errors should recur, while software errors will be fixed by reloading. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
