This is annoying...

[ffutures]

I put the graphics card into the linux box and reinstalled Unantu. It works, but if I try anything that needs 3D graphics the program seems to start up then vanish. E.g. Celestia no longer works at all. The graphics card has two outputs, but as far as I can tell Linux isn't trying to send the graphics to a non-existent monitor or anything.

Any suggestions?

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[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Where will I find memtest86?

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

According to google www.memtest86.com

It's also installable as a package in debian - so almost certain in ubunutu too, so that it comes up as a boot option , rather than needing to burn in to a Cd,

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It seems to be installed, but I can't figure out how to get into it - is there a key I should press on startup or something?

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

Normally it is a option in your bootloader - usually grub - it should appear on the menu - but you only get about 5 seconds to make a choice.

If not there should be instructions on that website on how to make a boot cd and you can try that instead.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It's about this point that I wonder if trying another flavour of Linux might be a good idea.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've just tried Fedora and it works straight off, I'm installing it to the hard disk now. Many thanks for your help, I think this is probably the simple answer for someone like me.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Further to this, I went to the system testing application and tried graphics modes, it told me that something called glxgears isn't working, which means that there isn't even minimum 3D support. No idea why.

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

I think the 3d support library is failing with segmentation fault. No idea why yet.

[turol.livejournal.com]

You are in "seriously fucked up" territory. Your kernel and userspace drivers don't match. The correct driver for that card is the DRI project driver. ATI proprietary fglrx does NOT work. You need to remove any packages mentioning fglrx. Then reboot your system just in case and try again.

Or you can try some other distribution. I don't use Fedora but I got the impression they only ship the correct driver. Personally I use Debian, but it kind of assumes you know exactly what it is you're doing.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I've just tried Fedora and it works straight off, I'm installing it to the hard disk now. Many thanks for your help, I think this is probably the simple answer for someone like me.