On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:10:18 -0500 (EST) Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:43:07 -0500 (EST), Jack Schneider wrote: > > Stephen, thanks for the reply...8-) > > I want to find out if the color distortions (smears on left side of > > images) I see on the LCD are due to a faulty LCD or faulty graphics > > chip. I want to know if there is a diagnostic to help figure that > > out. I want to place a message/s in the screen (legible) what jobs > > are pending/finished as appropriate. > > OK, so you're seeing strange distortion of the colors and you > want to figure out if it is a hardware problem or a software problem. > I see. Well, the only suggestion I have is rather low-tech; and > I'm sure you've thought of it already; but I would suggest installing > some other graphical operating system, such as Windows 95, DOS/Win > 3.1, etc. and see how things look then. If you still see the smear, > it's almost certainly a hardware problem. But again, I'm sure you've > thought of that. Maybe someone else has a better idea, but that's > all I know to suggest. > > Thanks again, But no way to connect...8-( The boot up screen is perfectly OK in black and white. Just need to turn off colors, I think... Jack -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100222162907.05b6e...@speeduke.volunteerwireless.net
