Re: [PLUG] System chewed into swap space

2014-10-15 Thread Russell Senior
website == website reader website.read...@gmail.com writes: website Just looking for something I overlooked. My openSuse v13.1 website went into swap space and everything slowed down. [...] website I checked /var/meminfo and ran free commands, vmstat too, website something is using the swap,

[PLUG] ThinkPad X200 display issue

2014-10-15 Thread Chuck Hast
I am not sure if this was a upgrade or just something dying of old age. My X200 all of a sudden started showing a variation in intensity, at about 3-5 hz rate. It does not flash it just goes from one level of intensity down to one that is perhaps 3 steps lower then it goes back up to full

[PLUG] monitor flashing

2014-10-15 Thread Denis Heidtmann
I am in the habit of powering off everything on my desk when nothing is in use. When I power up after some time with it off my Samsung monitor SyncMaster 216BW flashes the little box it the upper left which displays Analog-Digital alternately. The alternation between Analog and Digital is at the

Re: [PLUG] monitor flashing

2014-10-15 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 15 Oct 2014, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I am in the habit of powering off everything on my desk when nothing is in use. I had a nice Samsung or Hitachi LCD monitor (don't recall which) that I turned off every night (the server is left on). One day it did not turn on in the morning.

Re: [PLUG] ThinkPad X200 display issue

2014-10-15 Thread Leander S. Harding
This really sounds like backlight hardware wearing out. An easy way to verify if it's got anything to do with software would be to reboot into your BIOS config screen and see if it still happens there. -L On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Chuck Hast wch...@gmail.com wrote: I am not sure if this

Re: [PLUG] ThinkPad X200 display issue

2014-10-15 Thread Chuck Hast
Yes when the boot screen comes up it is flickering so it must be. I hope I hope it is a simple FRU replacement and not the whole mother board. On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Leander S. Harding l...@lsh.io wrote: This really sounds like backlight hardware wearing out. An easy way to verify

Re: [PLUG] ThinkPad X200 display issue

2014-10-15 Thread Leander S. Harding
If it makes you feel any better, the backlight hardware on the T400 is FRUs to the point that you can convert from CFL to LED if you really want to. Hopfully for your sake the X200 is the same. On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Chuck Hast wch...@gmail.com wrote: Yes when the boot screen comes up

Re: [PLUG] ThinkPad X200 display issue

2014-10-15 Thread Chuck Hast
I do too. I was thinking about that very thing today, if it would be possible to convert to LED, it sure would be nice. On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Leander S. Harding l...@lsh.io wrote: If it makes you feel any better, the backlight hardware on the T400 is FRUs to the point that you can

Re: [PLUG] monitor flashing

2014-10-15 Thread King Beowulf
On 10/15/2014 12:14 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I am in the habit of powering off everything on my desk when nothing is in use. When I power up after some time with it off my Samsung monitor SyncMaster 216BW flashes the little box it the upper left which displays Analog-Digital alternately.