AMD A-8 3850 / Raedon HD 6550D graphics deteriorating
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:13 pm
I'm have an LMDE system running Cinnamon on an AMD A8-3850 processor, which includes Raedon HD 6550D video ("Beavercreek"). I'm using the proprietary ATI video drivers.
It works well enough; however, there are some glitches.
First, hover boxes (the small box that pops up when you hover over a link/command) are always black on black, so are not of any use.
Second, after time (particularly after suspend/resume), the graphics start deteriorating. The most obvious impact of this is losing characters in the taskbar or menu. For example, the system menu, instead of saying:
Will instead show up like this:
e.g, letters missing. Unlike the hover box, this only happens after a suspend/resume. The dropping letters only affects the system menu and the taskbar/window titles, it doesn't affect the text within individual applications. The hover issue happens everywhere.
Any ideas, or is this just a limitation of the current support for this video card?
I've tried to take screenshots, but, bizarrely, when I try (using the Menu, Accessories, Screenshot app), it takes a screenshot of the screen as it appeared 10-20 minutes earlier.
Thanks, BRB
It works well enough; however, there are some glitches.
First, hover boxes (the small box that pops up when you hover over a link/command) are always black on black, so are not of any use.
Second, after time (particularly after suspend/resume), the graphics start deteriorating. The most obvious impact of this is losing characters in the taskbar or menu. For example, the system menu, instead of saying:
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ra h cAny ideas, or is this just a limitation of the current support for this video card?
I've tried to take screenshots, but, bizarrely, when I try (using the Menu, Accessories, Screenshot app), it takes a screenshot of the screen as it appeared 10-20 minutes earlier.
Thanks, BRB