You don't say what the refresh rate the system is running at, that's
what I was referring to. Did you understand what I said
previously/below, or am I missing something else? You need to lower the
refresh rate, not the "resolution" to 60. You can check what it is from
within Windows, preferably while running it on the CRT.
Lief Hendrickson wrote:
I neglected to say the Samsung monitor (which exhibits the problem) is a
flat screen monitor (SyncMaster 2253LW). The other monitor I used to
test is the CRT, and it works fine with Linux and Windows. The flat
screen quits after complaining a few times with the pop-up window. The
setting 1024x768 is listed as one of the possible settings in the brief
manual that came with the monitor so I would think it would run OK with
that setting... unless there is some other adjustment I don't know about.
At 03:27 AM 5/24/2008, Richard Ernst wrote:
Usually LCD monitors work best at 60Hz, whereas CRTs are run higher,
70, 75, 85, or more to eliminate flicker. LCDs don't have any
flicker, so the 60Hz standard is fine.
Check that setting first, perhaps resetting resolution/refresh while
running the CRT so you can see things... :)
Linux, especially an older version, might not check the display and
change accordingly, whereas Windows has since probably windows 98.
Lief Hendrickson wrote:
One of my computers is an old PC with dual boot Windows and Fedora
2.6 (old machine.. haven't used it enough to update). I attached a
new monitor Samsung 21.6" in analog mode. It works fine with Windows
running at 1024X768. When I booted into Fedora (also set at
1024x768), the monitor worked at first. Then a message window from
the monitor popped-up. It said "Not optimum mode, Recommended mode
1920x1200".
This happened after I had time to log in. I pushed the auto button
on the monitor (for lack of knowing what else to do... it adjusts the
image placement on the screen) and the monitor-generated pop-up
window went away temporarily... but it soon come back. A short while
later the screen went blank. I kept the computer running,
disconnected the monitor, and connected an old CRT monitor. The
Linux screen was still there and everything worked fine with the CRT
monitor. I shut down, reconnected the new monitor, and repeated the
process with the same results. Any ideas why I can't use the new
monitor with Linux? Why would the monitor work during Linux boot and
for a short after login, but then quit? As mentioned, it works fine
under Windows indicating the monitor is in good condition.
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