On Wed, 13 May 2020 18:03:07 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> Good News! I found a 22" at Walmart today for 88.00 and tax. So I had
> to buy it and I did! Its nice coming from 17.. I open Evo and theres
> this huge white gap on the side of space. I need to figure out how to
> make everything big
On Wed, 13 May 2020 22:14:15 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> Turns out the new monitor fixed my problem I left the computer alone
> for 30 + min and then moved the mouse and I didnt have the problem I
> have been talking about for the last week now! HURRAY! So it wasn't
> Fedora or my computer
Turns out the new monitor fixed my problem I left the computer alone
for 30 + min and then moved the mouse and I didnt have the problem I
have been talking about for the last week now! HURRAY! So it wasn't
Fedora or my computer after all. ^_^
All is well,
Thanks ya'll
Chris
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On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 12:45 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2020 12:14:39 -0500
> Christopher Marlow wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 10:05 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> > > On Wed, 13 May 2020 11:44:43 -0500
> > > Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > > Didn't you mention some kind of
Joe Zeff:
> OK, then you only turn off the strips powering stuff that you want
> completely off at night. Or, you get one of those timers that turns
> lights on and off and use them to control those devices.
Though that's missing the point. When you actually go up to your TV,
stereo, whatever,
On Wed, 13 May 2020 12:14:39 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 10:05 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 May 2020 11:44:43 -0500
> > Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > Didn't you mention some kind of wonky graphics happened with one of
> > your tests? A login popup had
On 05/13/2020 11:56 AM, Tim via users wrote:
There are a few annoyances with that: The number of things that have a
clock in them. Battery-powered phones that sit in a charger cradle
(some cradled devices will leak and discharge the device sitting in
them). And the sheer inconvenience, and mes
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 16:42 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> But, unless there has been additional HW added to the system, the
> additional slots would be empty.
RAM. Power leads. Jumpers, at a stretch...
RAM can be a surprising gotcha. I unknowningly had a system with bad
RAM, that was apparently r
Tim:
>> Back in my youth, there were only two things using power at night in
>> our house - an electric alarm clock and the fridge. Everything
>> else had a real power switch that actually switched it fully off.
Joe Zeff:
> You can still do that today. Just plug everything into power
> strips.
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 10:05 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> On Wed, 13 May 2020 11:44:43 -0500
> Christopher Marlow wrote:
> Didn't you mention some kind of wonky graphics happened with one of
> your tests? A login popup had strange colors or something?
Yes it would show up black where the passwo
On Wed, 13 May 2020 11:44:43 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> I am starting to think my monitor is going bad. Because the only
> time I have a problem is waking up the monitor from being powered
> down.
Didn't you mention some kind of wonky graphics happened with one of
your tests? A login
I am starting to think my monitor is going bad. Because the only
time I have a problem is waking up the monitor from being powered down.
Its like the backlight or something doesnt want to come on or
something.
Other than that, when its running the monitor is fine. Theres no burned
in pixels
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 14:00 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Seems like Dell ships different kinds of this depending on the
> region. Does
> you back panel look like page 5 of this?
>
> https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/optiplex-980-tech-guide.pdf
>
> #12 is a Display Port connec
On 05/13/2020 02:21 AM, Tim via users wrote:
Back in my youth, there were only two things using power at night in
our house - an electric alarm clock and the fridge. Everything else
had a real power switch that actually switched it fully off.
You can still do that today. Just plug everything
On 2020-05-13 16:37, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 2020-05-13 16:18, Tim via users wrote:
>> Ed Greshko:
Have you tried re-seating the video cable? Or, if possible,
swapping out for a different cable?
>> Christopher Marlow:
>>> You got me on that part... I dont know how to do anything with the
On 2020-05-13 16:18, Tim via users wrote:
> Ed Greshko:
>>> Have you tried re-seating the video cable? Or, if possible,
>>> swapping out for a different cable?
>
> Christopher Marlow:
>> You got me on that part... I dont know how to do anything with the
>> inside of the computer... You could point
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 18:08 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> So what do I do at night? I guess I will have to turn off the monitor
> at night when I go to bed.
May as well, you save electricity by doing that.
Back in my youth, there were only two things using power at night in
our house - an el
Ed Greshko:
>> Have you tried re-seating the video cable? Or, if possible,
>> swapping out for a different cable?
Christopher Marlow:
> You got me on that part... I dont know how to do anything with the
> inside of the computer... You could point the intergrated graphics
> card out and I wouldnt
On 2020-05-13 13:44, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 10:55 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 2020-05-13 09:39, Christopher Marlow wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 09:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
Does your desktop and monitor support another type of connection?
Many syst
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 10:55 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 2020-05-13 09:39, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 09:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > Does your desktop and monitor support another type of connection?
> > >
> > > Many systems have multiple choices. HDMI, DVI, Data Po
On 2020-05-13 09:39, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 09:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> Does your desktop and monitor support another type of connection?
>>
>> Many systems have multiple choices. HDMI, DVI, Data Port.
>>
> Not that I know of.
Well, that doesn't sound like a
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 09:15 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>
> Does your desktop and monitor support another type of connection?
>
> Many systems have multiple choices. HDMI, DVI, Data Port.
>
Not that I know of.
Chris
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On 2020-05-13 09:10, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 08:46 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>>
>> Is this the type?
>>
>> https://www.dhresource.com/0x0/f2/albu/g10/M01/7D/B7/rBVaWV11LGyAVQW3AAUxDPu-MAc153.jpg
>>
>
>
> Yup that is it!
>
That's a rather old standard.
Does your desktop a
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 08:46 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 2020-05-13 08:40, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 07:11 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > On 2020-05-13 07:08, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > > > Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the
> > > > pins
> >
On 2020-05-13 08:40, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 07:11 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 2020-05-13 07:08, Christopher Marlow wrote:
>>> Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the pins
>>> and
>>> then screwed the monitor back to the pc.
>>>
>>> So what do I
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 07:11 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 2020-05-13 07:08, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the pins
> > and
> > then screwed the monitor back to the pc.
> >
> > So what do I do at night? I guess I will have to turn off the
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 07:11 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 2020-05-13 07:08, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the pins
> > and
> > then screwed the monitor back to the pc.
> >
> > So what do I do at night? I guess I will have to turn off the
On 2020-05-13 07:08, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the pins and
> then screwed the monitor back to the pc.
>
> So what do I do at night? I guess I will have to turn off the monitor
> at night when I go to bed.
So, after re-seating the cabl
On 2020-05-13 07:00, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 06:48 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> Or, have I missed this being a laptop?
> Desktop.
>
OK.
So, reseat the cable on both ends?
--
The key to getting good answers is to ask good questions.
Okay I unplugged the blue cable to the monitor and blew on the pins and
then screwed the monitor back to the pc.
So what do I do at night? I guess I will have to turn off the monitor
at night when I go to bed.
Chris
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On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 06:48 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Or, have I missed this being a laptop?
Desktop.
>
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On 2020-05-13 06:36, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 05:57 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> Have you tried re-seating the video cable? Or, if possible, swapping
>> out for a different
>> cable?
>>
>
> You got me on that part... I dont know how to do anything with the
> inside of the c
On 5/12/20 3:34 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
I ran the live usb and I still have the same problem.
At first when it shows the password screen theres like a blackish grey
box in the middle of the screen blocking where you input your password
and then the screen blanks off and then when I turn th
On Wed, 2020-05-13 at 05:57 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>
> Have you tried re-seating the video cable? Or, if possible, swapping
> out for a different
> cable?
>
You got me on that part... I dont know how to do anything with the
inside of the computer... You could point the intergrated graphics c
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 14:13 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 5/12/20 2:07 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 12:24 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> > > On 5/12/20 9:59 AM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > > > I installed from a USB stick.. I will try that too. Everything
> > > > was
> >
On 2020-05-13 05:44, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 14:13 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> I took Stan's advice and downgraded to 31... And I am still having
>>> the
> same issue as I was having in 32.
>> How did you downgrade? Did you use a net install or a live
>> image? The
>> n
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 14:13 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> >
I took Stan's advice and downgraded to 31... And I am still having
> > the
same issue as I was having in 32.
>
> How did you downgrade? Did you use a net install or a live
> image? The
> net install will default to including all updates
On 5/12/20 2:07 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 12:24 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
On 5/12/20 9:59 AM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
I installed from a USB stick.. I will try that too. Everything was
fine
in 31 up until the end.
If this is a software problem and it started in F31
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 12:24 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 5/12/20 9:59 AM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > I installed from a USB stick.. I will try that too. Everything was
> > fine
> > in 31 up until the end.
>
> If this is a software problem and it started in F31, then
> reinstalling
> F31 woul
Guess what Stan... I downgraded for NOTHING I am still having the
same issue in 31 as I was having in 32. :\
Thanks,
Chris
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On 5/12/20 12:01 PM, stan via users wrote:
On Tue, 12 May 2020 13:23:10 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 10:13 -0700, stan via users wrote:
For just this reason, I keep two active Fedoras, n and n-1. I then
update n-1 to n+1 when the new release comes out, which ensures
On 5/12/20 9:59 AM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
I installed from a USB stick.. I will try that too. Everything was fine
in 31 up until the end.
If this is a software problem and it started in F31, then reinstalling
F31 would only work until you applied the updates, or won't work at all
if you a
On Tue, 12 May 2020 13:23:10 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 10:13 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> > For just this reason, I keep two active Fedoras, n and n-1. I then
> > update n-1 to n+1 when the new release comes out, which ensures I
> > always have a functioning Fedor
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 10:13 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> For just this reason, I keep two active Fedoras, n and n-1. I then
> update n-1 to n+1 when the new release comes out, which ensures I
> always have a functioning Fedora to fall back to if things don't work
> out. It is so much easier to
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 10:13 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> On Tue, 12 May 2020 11:59:06 -0500
> Christopher Marlow wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 09:41 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> > > Have you tried a live
> > > image, that is, an image that is put on media such as CD or USB,
> > > and
>
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 09:41 -0700, stan via users wrote:
>
> Do you have another monitor that you can try? How about another
> graphics device? What happens if you try with a new user, that is, a
> user without any of your existing configuration? Have you tried a
> live
> image, that is, an ima
On Tue, 12 May 2020 11:59:06 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 09:41 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> > Have you tried a live
> > image, that is, an image that is put on media such as CD or USB, and
> > runs completely from the image?
>
> I installed from a USB stick.. I
On Tue, 2020-05-12 at 09:41 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> Do you have another monitor that you can try?
No..
> How about another
> graphics device?
No
> What happens if you try with a new user, that is, a
> user without any of your existing configuration?
I will try that next.
On Tue, 12 May 2020 11:05:00 -0500
Christopher Marlow wrote:
> How come no one has commented anymore on my bug report? I am really
> needing to get this fixed... I had to turn my monitor on 5 times just
> a min ago to get my screen to come on.
I only vaguely remember your original question, so
On Sun, 2020-05-10 at 19:21 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> No, that was just me adding myself to watch what happens. I think
> you
> need to find a better component though, maybe the kernel, because
> it's
> clearly not an xfce problem and I don't know how closely xfce bugs
> are
> watched by main
On 05/10/2020 08:21 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
No, that was just me adding myself to watch what happens. I think you
need to find a better component though, maybe the kernel, because it's
clearly not an xfce problem and I don't know how closely xfce bugs are
watched by maintainers.
I think (and
On 5/10/20 7:13 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
On Sun, 2020-05-10 at 18:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
After pressing CTRL-ALT-F3, what happens if you turn the monitor off
and
on? Check if the CAPS lock key toggles the light when pressed.
Do you have another monitor around that you can test with?
On Sun, 2020-05-10 at 18:07 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>
> After pressing CTRL-ALT-F3, what happens if you turn the monitor off
> and
> on? Check if the CAPS lock key toggles the light when pressed.
> Do you have another monitor around that you can test with?
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On 5/10/20 5:53 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
On Sun, 2020-05-10 at 19:46 -0500, ch...@cwm030.com wrote:
-Original Message-
From: francis.montag...@inria.fr
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 2:54pm
To: "Community support for Fedora users" <
users@lists.fedoraproject.org>
Su
On Sun, 2020-05-10 at 19:46 -0500, ch...@cwm030.com wrote:
>
> -Original Message-
> From: francis.montag...@inria.fr
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 2:54pm
> To: "Community support for Fedora users" <
> users@lists.fedoraproject.org>
> Subject: Re: Powe
I filed a bug report.. I hope that this gets squashed and fixed really
fast... This bug is happening to me in XFCE and KDE.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1833809
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On Sun, 10 May 2020 13:43:05 -0500 Christopher Marlow wrote:
> So even after a complete nuke and pave and even switched from XFCE back
> to KDE the monitor is still doing the same thing.. I am having to power
> off the monitor and hold a key on the keyboard and then power the
> monitor back o
So even after a complete nuke and pave and even switched from XFCE back
to KDE the monitor is still doing the same thing.. I am having to power
off the monitor and hold a key on the keyboard and then power the
monitor back on. Its either the Intergrated graphics card or its gotta
be Fedora 32? One
On Sat, 2020-05-09 at 19:18 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> On 5/9/20 4:04 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > Nope that didnt fix it... My monitor still blinks on and off when
> > coming back to the computer after being away for a couple hours.
> >
> > I just came back to the computer and the screen bl
On 5/9/20 4:04 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
Nope that didnt fix it... My monitor still blinks on and off when
coming back to the computer after being away for a couple hours.
I just came back to the computer and the screen blinked 3 times. I had
to turn off my monitor and turn it back on and ho
On Sat, 2020-05-09 at 14:21 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> >
> I might of solved my own problem I am not sure yet... I some how had
> XSCREENSAVER Power Mgmt set and Power Management set at the same
> time..
> I disabled one so we shall see if everything works out or not.
> >
On Sat, 2020-05-09 at 12:59 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> I assumed he was replying to the post from the mailing list, but it
> might have been a reply to his local sent copy.
> ___
I am replying from my email. I sent my questions in via email.
~~
On Sat, 2020-05-09 at 13:27 -0600, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 05/09/2020 12:36 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> > It did come through, but probably no one has an answer. (It's been less
> > than a day since you sent it.) If you get a copy back from the mailing
> > list, then it went through.
>
> That's not
On 5/9/20 12:27 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
On 05/09/2020 12:36 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
It did come through, but probably no one has an answer. (It's been
less than a day since you sent it.) If you get a copy back from the
mailing list, then it went through.
That's not always true. I never get co
On 05/09/2020 12:36 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
It did come through, but probably no one has an answer. (It's been less
than a day since you sent it.) If you get a copy back from the mailing
list, then it went through.
That's not always true. I never get copies of my own posts because I
have
On Sat, 2020-05-09 at 12:52 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks
> > off.
> > When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec
> > and
> > then go black
On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 12:52:53PM -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> > I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks off.
> > When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec
> > and
> > then go bl
On 5/8/20 2:39 PM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks off.
When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec and
then go black again. But the power light is still green...
And the only way I can get a picture back is to tu
On 5/9/20 10:52 AM, Christopher Marlow wrote:
On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks off.
When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec
and
then go black again. But the power light is sti
On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:39 -0500, Christopher Marlow wrote:
> I am having a problem with Fedora 32.. When my screen blanks off.
> When I come back to the computer the screen will flash on for a sec
> and
> then go black again. But the power light is still green...
>
> And the only way I can g
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