johndmiller <john at mn.mediaone.net> wrote: > > I have dguased it, didn't help. The problem is only when I am running X > and during the post. All other times it is fine. One thought I had was > there is some "mode" setting in the monitor that is set incorrect when > X starts or during POST. Many PC BIOSes these days run the POST screen at a different resolution than regular text mode so they can get some simple graphics on the screen. I thought I had asked in a previous message, but I don't see it floating around. Is this a digitally-controlled monitor, or is it an old one with analog dials? Modern monitors with menus and other doodads will let you change things on a per video mode basis. Old ones with analog controls just have to be set at some happy medium most of the time. If it _is_ a digitally controlled one, you might try resetting the display (most have a little recessed button somewhere for that). Conversely, some monitors need to be explicitly told to save settings for a particular mode. Maybe someone was playing with you and reset the display while you were gone? -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ There's too much blood in / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ my caffeine system. \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20011127/a5786c6a/attachment.pgp