On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 09:28 -0800, ols6000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > At 11:09 PM 12/11/2006, you wrote: > >We're back at the original list of likely scenarios: > > > >Physical failure of the plug and socket. Technical failure of the input > >stage for various reasons unrelated to input frequency (such as a fault > >caused from the video card it was connected to, the input stage being > >zapped while connecting up, spurious failure). > > Plug and socket on the video card work with a different monitor. > The DVI input stage on the monitor *does* work, if you trick the > computer into thinking the DVI is active. So, if the DVI input stage does work, your suggestion that the DVI sensing circuitry is at faults sounds ok, but I fail to see how that can be frequency related... > > >It's more than likely that it's your computer hardware that killed it, > >than the software that's on it. > Did you unplug the monitor while power was on? if so, you are may be blame.... > The hardware is under control of the sw. > > >Don't argue with an electronics engineer (i.e. myself) about diagnosing > >technical faults, unless you happen to be one, too. > > FYI, I spend most of my time dx tech faults. Let me suggest that you > do not attempt to "argue by authority" (i e, you should believe me > because I'm an EE), but instead provide some useful suggestions. > ok, fair eough.... > >Likewise, don't bite off the heads of other software people on the > >list who might just know more than you do. > > So far, out of all the e-mails on this subject, I have not received > one useful piece of information, nor has anyone acknowledged that > there just might be something wrong with the sw. > sorry, people do not understand how FC6 may be to blame, so you unsubscribe. "You either agree with me or I unsubscribe". Sorry, but this is too childish for words... > As a consequence, I am unsubscribing from the list. >