Never mind. Here's one for the books. I have 2 computers. d530 is
the "production" machine and d531 is the "hot backup". I only have one
24" LCD, which has 1 DVI plug and 1 VGA plug. So I hooked up the DVI to
d530, and the VGA to d530. My former production machine died recently,
and I moved d530 from hot backup to production status, and bought a
similar machine (d531) to use as my new hot backup. Normally I only
start up the hot backup every 2 to 4 weeks to update it with the latest
updates/patches, then I switch it off.
Since d531 is relatively new, I was still screwing around customizing
it to my specs. So both machines were on for hours on end. Rather than
switching the LCD monitor back and forth, I ssh'd from d530 to d531.
It turns out that...
- if the DVI and VGA inputs are hooked up to 2 different computers
that are turned on
- and the DVI connection is active
- when the screensaver on the DVI-attached PC kicks in
- the LCD monitor automagically switches over to the VGA-attached PC
Now I understand. Pounding away on d530's keyboard is *NOT* going to
wake up d531 from screensaver mode<g>, which the LCD is now displaying.
And it also explains why I had to go into the monitor's menu and
manually switch the connection back to the DVI-attched PC.
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Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
