On Saturday, 17 February 2018 10:33:15 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 10:23:45 GMT Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 01:10:16 GMT Jack wrote:
> > > It's been a long time since I've needed to do it, and it was also due
> > > to a (cheap?) KVM switch, but I think there are two things that might
> > > help.  First, if you boot the PC with that monitor connected, it might
> > > actually read the EDID data.  Even if not, if you can capture it (one
> > > time use of a straigt DVI or VGA cable?) you can save it tp a file
> > > using x11-misc/read-edid, and then there is a way to get kernel/X to
> > > read that EDID file at startup instead of trying and failing to get it
> > > directly from the monitor.  If you can't find a reference, I'll dig
> > > and
> > > try to figure out if it's kernel paramater or xorg.conf that you need
> > > to mess with.
> > 
> > Yes, I remember something along those lines - reading EDID from a file
> > instead of the device. I don't think it's that simple though, as the
> > screen is being driven at the right resolution. I just get half-a-dozen
> > or so errors reported during a full day.
> > 
> > I'm expecting the bits to make a direct connection to arrive today, so
> > fingers crossed ...
> 
> For the record, the more direct link (a cable with DisplayPort at one end
> and HDMI at the other) has cleared the SAD problem...

Ahem! Stupid boy; it only kept its head down for a couple of days. Now it 
seems to go a day or two between series of a few errors.

-- 
Regards,
Peter.


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