Re: Monitor broke?
On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Will Lowe wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea what a monitor which has been adversly affected
> by Xfree86 would look like? My 17" has gone bright purple -- as if one of
> the color guns is screwed up. It's under warrenty; it'll be repaired for
> free.
> I've just heard that incorrectly config'ing XF86 can screw up yer
> monitor, so if that's what I've done I'd like to fix it or switch to a
> commercial Xserver, etc...
Before you panic, check the cable. If one the wires/pins has gone south
you can lose one of your color signals.
I've seen this happen.
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