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From: Doug Silver <dsilver@urchin.com>
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On Wednesday 16 July 2003 05:52 pm, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:32:13 -0700, Doug Silver <dsilver@urchin.com> wrote:
> > (sorry if this should be directed to -questions, but I'm using the nvidia
> > port and there have been several recent posts about it)
> >
> > I just replaced my video card with a RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro
> > (from dmesg).  The nvidia port installed fine, X starts up, but the text
> > is frustratingly blurry.
>
> Do you have the LCD monitor? It might be reason, because of AA (Anti-
> Aliased) fonts. You can try to enable the sub-pixel rendering in the
> /usr/X11R6/etc/fonts/local.conf to see if it helps. The sub-pixel is good
> for the LCD monitor.
>
> Cheers,
> Mezz
>

<sigh> The culprit was the video extension cable.

-doug