well.... almost fine. the colours are a bit off and the colour adjustments
don't adjust it enough. Also the image isn't as sharp as with the CRT and
there isn't an adjustment for that. Is there a way to fix those with linux?
> 1. have you tried to use a different VGA cable? Check the cable
> connectors for broken or missing pins.
>
> Cool.... that fixed my brothers flat screen. One of the pins was bent.
> Cool... I just discovered I was testing with the wrong cable! The other
> monitor is fine. Thanks for the help
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:18 AM, Jon Kettenhofen <subs@kexsof.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>> 1. have you tried to use a different VGA cable? Check the cable
>> connectors for broken or missing pins.
>> 2. If the monitor has a menu, check the menus - does the monitor have
>> more than one input, like both a VGA input and a DVI input or even an HDMI
>> input? One of my monitors has all three and the monitor's menu will allow
>> me to choose which one. Normally it will default to whatever is plugged in
>> but that may not be the case for your flat screen.
>> 3. Do you have a special driver installed for your CRT monitor? If so,
>> you may need to remove it. (but I realize that's not likely!)
>> 4. Are the flat screens you have used? Are you sure they are in working
>> order?
>> 5. Have you tried leaving the monitor on and just shutting down and
>> rebooting the computer? (It's stupid, but sometimes that works.)
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> On 08/27/2014 03:22 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>
>>> Well, both of them say, 'No signal detected', from two different
>>> computers. As for the live cd thing I'll have to test that tomorrow when
>>> I can get to a free computer.
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:45 PM, Stephen Partington
>>> <cryptworks@gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Post screen is your bios. No drivers or os just a power On self test
>>> (post) to see if the card is sending anything to the display.
>>>
>>> The use of a live CD was to see if it was an OS config issue or
>>> not. I have had interesting moments where I had to define my
>>> displays in detail before x would work. Not usually an issue much
>>> anymore but this is a good check to see if it is the case.
>>>
>>> On Aug 26, 2014 9:16 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> only have one graphics card. What do you mean when you say 'post
>>> screen' or running it with a live CD? I am connecting it to
>>> already running puters.
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Stephen Partington
>>> <cryptworks@gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On the same graphics card/device? Some devices will only run
>>> x number of cards and if you are over x the new displays
>>> will just never show. If there are only 2 total then it
>>> should be ok. Do you get a post screen and have you tried a
>>> live CD to see if they show?
>>>
>>> On Aug 26, 2014 8:20 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am connecting them to my VGA outputs.
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Stephen Partington
>>> <cryptworks@gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> what are you connecting them to? your system might
>>> not have the outputs enabled.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Michael Havens
>>> <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know. The plug coming out of the
>>> monitors is VGA so I would think it would just
>>> be like a regular monitor. Oh.... maybe I should
>>> mention that crt monitors work and that these
>>> flat screens are replacements for working CRTs.
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 2:07 PM, IscreamKid
>>> <iscreamkid@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:iscreamkid@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Or, perhaps the output you are using on CPU
>>> box is set to other than the one you are
>>> using. Nerve systems sometimes can't output
>>> analog VGA and digital at the same time.
>>>
>>> Harold
>>>
>>> > On Aug 26, 2014, at 11:38, Brian Cluff
>>> <brian@snaptek.com
>>> <mailto:brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Is there more than one input (vga, dvi,
>>> hdmi). Perhaps you have the wrong input
>>> selected and you simply need to select the
>>> correct input.
>>> >
>>> > Brian
>>> >
>>> >> On 08/26/2014 11:29 AM, Michael Havens
>>> wrote:
>>> >> I got a couple of little flat screen
>>> monitors and I plug them in and
>>> >> turn them on and they say, "No signal
>>> detected". Is there a secret to
>>> >> getting them to work?
>>> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>> >>
>>> >>
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