- Jun 27, 2014
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So here is the issue. In 3 diffrent arch installs and my new archbang install, I have been plagued by a strange glitch that seems to persist. This glitch has a few diffrent varitations, the most prevalent being the screen wrapping from an uncentered end to the other side. Here are some pictures to clarify.
Arch
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http://imgur.com/qOJWdR5
http://imgur.com/ECU4FpU
Archbang
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http://imgur.com/kGqG1Y7
The other variations of the error are as follows:
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-A flickering screen after grub bootup, highly distorted.
-A black screen after grub bootup and intitial system processes.
-The same error, but with the rift closer to the middle of the screen.
-A normal bootup
Here are some system specs as well
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Ram- 4 gigs of corsair vengance
Cpu- AMD Phenom II x4 965
Graphics card- Raedon HD6670
The screen for my mint and archbang live usbs are just fine. The screen during the initial install is usually just fine as well. I am postulating that this error is arch-specific, as my old ubuntu and mint installs never had this problem. I am also curious because for my arch installs, even before I installed graphics drivers and mesa and whatnot, I still would get the error. Other then this strange glitch, my arch based operating systems would work just fine and dandy.
Here are some fixes I tried
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-Adjusting my monitor- This seemingly obvious fix did abslolutely nothing. It would move the screen over, but a black space would appear where the screen was, almost as if I tried doing the same thing with a fixed screen..
-Installing a display manager (this was in arch)- The screen was still glitched over
-Trying a new monitor- The same glitch happened, although both monitors are the exact same Dell monitor, and the only distinguishing feature is the size.
Here are some theories I have
====================
-The most likely issue is my graphics card itself, as Raedon and Linux tend to have issues as I have heard.
-A corrupted iso file in my live usb (this is highly unlikely since most of the arch install process is done via downloading files from the web). However I used the same flashdrive for both live usbs. I made the archbang one by formatting the previous arch live usb (in FAT32) and then using the dd method.
-A possible monitor size issue, but I feel as though this is highly unlikely
-A corrupted HDD (this is just me grasping at straws, therefore this possibilty is possible, but highly unlikely as other symptoms would have presented themselves).
Does anybody have any idea what to do at this point?
Arch
====
http://imgur.com/qOJWdR5
http://imgur.com/ECU4FpU
Archbang
=======
http://imgur.com/kGqG1Y7
The other variations of the error are as follows:
==============================
-A flickering screen after grub bootup, highly distorted.
-A black screen after grub bootup and intitial system processes.
-The same error, but with the rift closer to the middle of the screen.
-A normal bootup
Here are some system specs as well
===================
Ram- 4 gigs of corsair vengance
Cpu- AMD Phenom II x4 965
Graphics card- Raedon HD6670
The screen for my mint and archbang live usbs are just fine. The screen during the initial install is usually just fine as well. I am postulating that this error is arch-specific, as my old ubuntu and mint installs never had this problem. I am also curious because for my arch installs, even before I installed graphics drivers and mesa and whatnot, I still would get the error. Other then this strange glitch, my arch based operating systems would work just fine and dandy.
Here are some fixes I tried
==================
-Adjusting my monitor- This seemingly obvious fix did abslolutely nothing. It would move the screen over, but a black space would appear where the screen was, almost as if I tried doing the same thing with a fixed screen..
-Installing a display manager (this was in arch)- The screen was still glitched over
-Trying a new monitor- The same glitch happened, although both monitors are the exact same Dell monitor, and the only distinguishing feature is the size.
Here are some theories I have
====================
-The most likely issue is my graphics card itself, as Raedon and Linux tend to have issues as I have heard.
-A corrupted iso file in my live usb (this is highly unlikely since most of the arch install process is done via downloading files from the web). However I used the same flashdrive for both live usbs. I made the archbang one by formatting the previous arch live usb (in FAT32) and then using the dd method.
-A possible monitor size issue, but I feel as though this is highly unlikely
-A corrupted HDD (this is just me grasping at straws, therefore this possibilty is possible, but highly unlikely as other symptoms would have presented themselves).
Does anybody have any idea what to do at this point?
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