SuSE Linux: Version 7.3
X's screen background is simply black and the image is not properly displayed.
The Matrox card graphic driver on XFree 4.1 contains an error in connection with the so-called HAL-library. This problem particularly affects Matrox G200 cards.
Enter the following line in the Device section of file /etc/X11/XF86Config:
Option "NoHal"and restart the X-server.