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Subject: Re: Horrible Screen Flashes
From: Chris Tribo <t1345 () hopi ! dtcc ! edu>
Date: 2001-05-31 15:35:47
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On Thu, 31 May 2001, tiger shiao wrote:
> I'm using NetBSD 1.5 on a Dell OptiPlex GX110, with i810
> video-on-motherboard. I'm using XFree86 4.0.2 with a package I got from this
> list(agppart.o?). Recently, when i "startx", my screen "flashes" once a
> while(it's like a lightening from inside my screen, with a sound,seems the
> hardware is not funcationing well), then i return to text mode, but this
> morning i found the same problem under text mode, i'm scared to death and
> switched to linux &window nt(multiboot system), but all my stuff is really
> on NetBSD, what should i do?
>
> for the screen, i configured the frequency--vertical and horizontal
> correctly, i believe.
>
> save my life...
This sounds like screen arcing, or your deflection circuitry is
about to bite the dust. Any monitor made within the last 5 years should
have oversync protection, and would not allow itself to be
oversync'd. It's more likely that this is a problem with the monitor and
having nothing to do with the computer or OS. That being the case, you
should probably have it inspected by a "qualified technician."
Chris
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