Re: Monitor Problem???

From	"Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Monitor Problem???
Date	2021-01-03 17:50 +0100
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On 01/03/2021 11:39 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Sun 03 Jan 2021 at 06:58:24 (-0500), Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
>> My main computer runs  Debian Buster and is displaying some unusual
>> behavior.
>>
>> The monitor is blanking, without warning, at random times, and
>> restoring the screen  while I working. There is no warning, nor does
>> the computer seem to be overheating (I continuously monitor the
>> temperature).
>>
>> I rather suspect that it may be a hardware problem. I keep the
>> software up to date.
>>
>> I am querying this group because I can't think of a more knowledgeable
>> source. Any thoughts and suggestions of things that I might be able to
>> test will be very welcome.
> What sort of connection do you have between the computer and the
> monitor? We have an HP Spectre that developed an unreliable HDMI
> socket within 27 months. The symptoms were as you described.
> Being a laptop, the cure was to run the display through the
> USB-C port with a hub (dual HDMI, ethernet, dual USB3).
>
> OTOH the worst I've experienced with VGA was flickering colour
> balance from dirty/worn pins.
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>
The monitor is hardwired to a switch that, in turn, is hardwired to my 
main Linux Platform and an older Linux computer.

Rebooting the system seems (at least, so far) to  have remediated the 
problem.

Many thanks for your reply. I knew I could rely on the mailing list.

-- 
Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D.
www.molecular-modeling.net
614.312.7528 (c)
Skype:  smolnar1

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