I built and installed sdl 1.3 from svn. When I run any of the test
programs the entire screen goes black. The cursor is still there and it
changes shape as I move it, as if the other windows are still on the
screen. If I click on one of the non-visible windows so that the test
window is completely or partially covered, the desk top become visible
again. If I fiddle around with windows enough I can some time get the
test window to be visible. I was able to do that with both of the sprite
tests.
When I run testvidinfo it tells me there are no available fullscreen
modes. When I run testsprite -fullscreen I get
Couldn’t set 640x480 video mode: No video mode large enough for
134519112x-1079452552
Which seems reasonsable 
Oh well, I am running ubuntu 6.10 with nvidia drivers and all current
patches applied. I am on a 1280x1024 LCD monitor. Anything pop out at
anyone?
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