>> >>> >> >> Whoa! I tried to take screenshots so folks could see what I've >> >> been trying to describe. Shot of normal screen turns out as >> >> expected. Shot of >> >> psychedelic screen turns out ... identical to shot of normal >> >> screen!!! In >> >> other words, what's present in graphic memory space is not the >> >> same as what's being transmitted to my display/monitor, >> >> sometimes. Where's Rod Serling when we need him...? :) >> >> >> >> >> > What display/monitor do you use? Do you connect it using HDMI cable? >> > I remember another list user was asking same question with identical >> > symptoms sometime ago. >> > >> > -- >> > With kindest regards, Alexander. >> > >> Thanks -- the brand is AOC, connected via VGA cable, there's a DVI >> port on the card but no HDMI one. (If I plug an HDMI converter in >> via USB, would that work?) >> > > It should, but the DVI from a computer ought to work into an HDMI > monitor, though of course it needs an adaptor plug. I've done that > before. > > This sounds like a graphics driver problem, so the DVI may also be > affected, but maybe not. The colour encoding is very different from VGA. > > -- > Joe
I found a DVI cable - turns out the display / monitor has a DVI connection but not an HDMI one - and hooked it up. Again, no joy - so I guess we've narrowed the problem down to the driver...?
