Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-10-01 Thread Terence
On 1 October 2011 03:58, Eike Lantzsch zp6...@gmx.net wrote: Glad that you could solve the problem. Eike Thanks for the explanation- one can learn a lot from this list, as always! Saki -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe.

Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Equipment: Older P4 3.00Ghz running wheezy. I've got a nasty little problem here this morning... My debian box will not show anything on the monitor. I fear the graphics card has gone south... I have one side off the box so removed the card and reinserted hoping it might fix things.. of course

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Terence
Hi, Harry, First, do you hear the boot bleeps from your pc speaker, and checked the diagnostics from that? That would certainly help. Then allowing that I have no knowledge/expertise in by-passing the BIOS (I'm not sure it can even be done), but my First Aid Response) would be to remove the hard

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:00:05 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: Equipment: Older P4 3.00Ghz running wheezy. I've got a nasty little problem here this morning... My debian box will not show anything on the monitor. I fear the graphics card has gone south... I have one side off the box so removed

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón noela...@gmail.com writes: I've got a nasty little problem here this morning... My debian box will not show anything on the monitor. I fear the graphics card has gone south... I have one side off the box so removed the card and reinserted hoping it might fix things.. of course it

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Terence
On 30 September 2011 21:27, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Just reporting back.  After pulling the card blowing everything out and reinstalling the card, I got video back.  Not only that but a DVI outlet on that card that hasn't worked for a good while, began working too. Can you

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Terence terence.j...@gmail.com writes: On 30 September 2011 21:27, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Just reporting back.  After pulling the card blowing everything out and reinstalling the card, I got video back.  Not only that but a DVI outlet on that card that hasn't worked for a

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Terence
Thank you, Harry, Cleaning never does any harm, providing it's done properly! As you say, you may never know for sure, but cleaning contacts often does, in my experience, solve a number of problems. I noted the fact that card previously worked, but without the DVI output. Perhaps the problem(s)

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Harry Putnam
Terence terence.j...@gmail.com writes: Thank you, Harry, Cleaning never does any harm, providing it's done properly! As you say, you may never know for sure, but cleaning contacts often does, in my experience, solve a number of problems. I noted the fact that card previously worked, but

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Terence
If cleaning is as important as you say, its good to know it. In one of your excellent country's sayings: If it ain't broke, don't fix it! It's just one other thing to consider when a possibly physical problem rocks up. One thing you can be sure of : Your Mileage May Vary! Yours aye. Saki

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread owens
- Original Message - From: Harry Putnam To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: 9/30/2011 9:29:48 PM Subject: Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS Terence terence.j...@gmail.com writes: On 30 September 2011 21:27, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Just

Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS

2011-09-30 Thread Eike Lantzsch
On Friday 30 September 2011 19:39:46 ow...@netptc.net wrote: - Original Message - From: Harry Putnam To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: 9/30/2011 9:29:48 PM Subject: Re: Todays Nasty little problem: Defeat the BIOS Terence terence.j...@gmail.com writes: On 30 September 2011