Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 20:27:03 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dark lines on monitor Message-ID: <20030528032703.GA70993@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <20030528020853.GB53505@dan.emsphone.com> References: <20030528012755.GA70477@webserver.get-linux.org> <20030528020853.GB53505@dan.emsphone.com>
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On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:08:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Dan Nelson seemed to write: > In the last episode (May 27), Joshua Oreman said: > > I've been using my monitor, an HP Pavillion M70, for about 2 years. > > But just the other day, all of a sudden, gray lines started appearing > > on lines containing black - the more black, the more gray on the > > *whole* line across the monitor. It happens both on X and console > > (but on the console, it's only really noticable when hiliting stuff). > > The funny thing is, the same monitor works fine on another computer > > in Windows. > > .. also using the same resolution and refresh rate? I don't know: I brought the monitor (under warranty) to BestBuy - they plugged it in to their M$ box and it worked fine. Brought it back home - still same problem/ > > If you're using custom modelines, try dropping to a standard refresh > rate. Or if your monitor and video card support DPMS, remove all > modelines from your config file, put option "dpms" in your Monitor > section, and let X determine a good refresh rate. Good advice, but it happened on console too - even at standard 80x25. BTW: How can I know if my monitor supports DPMS? -- Josh > > -- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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