> > > Something else that might help with diagnosis is taking pictures of the > screen with known, simple elements on the screen. > e.g.: > - clear the screen > - take pic if it doesn't clear > - type a simple character like a "-"or "1" > - pic > - type a half line or full line of characters > - pic > - type different characters on two different lines > - pic > > The idea being to find out, from simple known patterns, where the pixels > end up being displayed, > so it may be possible to figure out what's happening with the scan, > whether it's getting stretched, folding over, etc. > > > That is a good idea. Loop the terminal and create a bunch of "known references".
Might add that it would be interesting to see one single character on a lets say 4 different positions. Column 0, Column 20, Column 40 and end of line. Approximately since it is hard to be exact. /Mattis