On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 07:06 -0500, Rick Bilonick wrote: > I have a Planar 20" PL2010M LCD monitor. I attached it to an Athlon 64 > system running FC6 and using the nvidia proprietary driver (the latest > available). I tried (foolishly) the 1920x1080 interlaced output. The > monitor said it was outside the range. I reset to 1600x1200 > noninterlaced and everything was fine. Later I connected a similar > computer (running FC5) that was displaying 1920x1080i (same nvidia card > - 5700LE or such). I noticed my mistake right away and I immediately > disconnected the monitor. Now, the PL2010M won't display anything. The > on light switches quickly from green to a constant yellow and displays > "no input signal" on the screen regardless of whether I'm using the > analog or digital input. I can no longer bring up the setup menu (e.g., > to change from analog to digital) - no menu whatsoever. I called Planar > and they said it wouldn't damage the display but it seems like too much > of a coincidence. I blew the crap out of a beautiful 15" MultiSync, back when they cost large dollars. The flyback went "ZINNNGG!" and <poof!> when I over drove it. One of the beauties as well as fallbacks to Linux is that it will dutifully do what you tell it to do. Maybe there is some sort of protective device (like a fuse?) inside? Wave a chicken foot. Smack it! Curse it! "To the last, I will grapple with thee. From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee." Something has gotta work... troubleshooting with a shotgun, Ric
